#JunkTerrorBill Archives

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Greta Thunberg joins forces with Filipino climate activists to #JunkTerrorLaw

Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020
Nadine Halili

Four days after the Anti-Terrorism Bill was signed into law, several activists such as the #Cabuyao11 were already “violently dispersed and illegally arrested” during a peaceful protest against the new…

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Disappointed but not surprised that PNP has pressed charges against #Cabuyao11

Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Amid fear of the Anti-Terrorism Law being used to punish dissent, Philippine National Police (PNP) Cabuyao has charged #Cabuyao11 with the violation of quarantine protocol under Republic Act 1332, Batas…

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Dutere has signed the anti-terrorism law—what do we do now?

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Seven days before it would lapse into law, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the much-criticized Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, now called Republic Act No 11479. According to INQUIRER.net, Presidential spokesman Harry…

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Heads up! Here’s how you can use poetry to protest

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020
Nadine Halili

Following the multiple protests against the passing of the Anti-Terror Bill, it’s pretty clear that a pandemic will not stop us from expressing dissent and practicing our rights to freedom…

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What we’re doing is working—lawmakers are now backing out of supporting the terror bill

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020
Eternity Ines

It looks like protests—both physical and over email—are working, as members of the House of Representatives are now withdrawing their support for the Anti-Terror Bill. Fifteen of the authors are…

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Privacy check—a quick primer on hiding your online activity

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020
Eternity Ines

Remember those FBI surveillance memes? When we all joked about someone watching our online activity? As the country awaits the final verdict on the Anti-Terror Bill, many of us are…

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Police arrested 7 protestors, not terrorists, in UP Cebu

Posted on June 5, 2020
Amrie Cruz

The past few days saw mass indignation over police brutality and the possible abuse of the Anti-Terror Bill which could penalize critics of the government. The dispersal of a peaceful…

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Not just “nosy,” Frankie Pangilinan talks anti-terror in an online lecture

Posted on June 5, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Frankie Pangilinan, or Kakie for the people of Twitter, is the poster child for Gen-Z celebrities who are stepping up in using their platform to talk politics and amplify the…

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Sharpen your wits, we’re using secret languages to protest now

Posted on June 4, 2020June 16, 2020
Nadine Halili

On June 3, the House of Representatives approved the Anti-Terrorism Bill on its third and final reading. President Rodrigo Duterte just needs to sign the bill or let it automatically…

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Must-reads on police brutality for citizens of a country afraid of its people

Posted on June 4, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Here is something that we’ve already seen before: The police force armed to the teeth in front of civilians asking to be heard. There is a history of law enforcement…

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Greta Thunberg joins forces with Filipino climate activists to #JunkTerrorLaw

Disappointed but not surprised that PNP has pressed charges against #Cabuyao11

Dutere has signed the anti-terrorism law—what do we do now?

Heads up! Here’s how you can use poetry to protest

What we’re doing is working—lawmakers are now backing out of supporting the terror bill

Privacy check—a quick primer on hiding your online activity

Police arrested 7 protestors, not terrorists, in UP Cebu

Not just “nosy,” Frankie Pangilinan talks anti-terror in an online lecture

Sharpen your wits, we’re using secret languages to protest now

Must-reads on police brutality for citizens of a country afraid of its people

Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

Love is the place I call home

Mental health is political for this young Filipina and her global youth network

An open letter to the hypocrites on my feed

“She was not a phase,” a writer shares about her first love

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