“An Army commander reported that in anticipation of the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill, the NPAs have started surrendering. 27 in just 2 days in Quezon, Laguna, and Mindoro alone. Many more are sending surrender feelers,” Lacson said on his Twitter account.
The US Secretary of State has already designated the CPP/NPA—along with the Abu Sayyaf group —have already been designated by the US Secretary of State as foreign terrorist organizations. Lacson said he hopes that the different political parties that are opposed to the Duterte administration will not fall into the “scare tactics” trap laid out and being peddled by groups who are sympathetic to the CPP/NPA’s cause, which incidentally has deteriorated to the level of banditry and extortion activities.
“Those who have doubts on the extent of the ATC authority, please find time to read Section 45 of the bill, particularly the last paragraph, ‘Nowhere herein shall be interpreted to empower the ATC to exercise any judicial or quasi-judicial power or authority’,” he said. Like Lacson, Dela Rosa also appealed to critics of the bill not to believe information being peddled that the measure would be used to stifle dissent.
Dela Rosa said that those who are bent on pushing on junking the measure should “go ahead” but should not blame the government if their lives or the lives of their loved ones are endangered by acts of terrorism.
Sino nga ba yung kupal na author ng anti terror bill? Ah... yung pulis na mamamatay tao.