MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has labeled terrorism as the number one problem causing headaches for officials in the government, and communist rebels are far worse than extremist terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. ADVERTISEMENT“Terrorism is number one in our list — actually the number one threat to the country. It’s not the Abu Sayyaf — not these terrorists of no value. As of now, the country has one of the highest COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, only behind Indonesia and Singapore. Duterte said that the bill, which Congress passed after the House of Representatives approved a Senate version, was still being reviewed by his legal team.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 22, 2020 21:33 UTC