This is the 27th petition assailing the constitutionality of the new anti-terror law, officially Republic Act No. “Criminalizing whatever actions regardless of the stage of their execution remove the restriction that only overt acts should be punished under the law. Petitioners said the country’s laws have always required overt illegal acts to be the standard when it comes to punishment. “This is open to abuse on the ground considering the lack of training of law enforcers and military personnel,” they added. Petitioners said it is true that the government under the law is duty-bound to protect the public from the horrors of terrorism.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 10, 2020 11:15 UTC