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Reaction Paper On Anti Terrorism

This reaction paper discusses the Philippine Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which aims to prevent and penalize terrorism. Key aspects of the law that are being challenged include allowing detention without warrant for up to 24 days and surveillance for up to 90 days. Supporters argue this is necessary for investigations, while critics see it as a violation of rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. The overall goal of the law is national security and public welfare from terrorism.

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Reaction Paper On Anti Terrorism

This reaction paper discusses the Philippine Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which aims to prevent and penalize terrorism. Key aspects of the law that are being challenged include allowing detention without warrant for up to 24 days and surveillance for up to 90 days. Supporters argue this is necessary for investigations, while critics see it as a violation of rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. The overall goal of the law is national security and public welfare from terrorism.

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PHINMA Cagayan de Oro College

Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

Graduate School of Criminology and Criminal Justice


Master of Science in Criminology

REACTION PAPER
IN
THE PHILIPPINE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT of 2020

Submitted to:

PLTCOL. LEMUEL GONDA, MSCRIM

Submitted by:

Kimberly Mae Mirantes

August 2021
THE PHILIPPINE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT of 2020

Republic Act No. 11479 or popularly known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,

which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 3, 2020, is a law that

prevents, prohibits, and penalizes terrorism in the Philippines. The passage of this

law successfully replaces the  Republic Act No. 9372  or also known as the Human

Security Act of 2007 last  July 18, 2020. 

This law has quite made a buzz recently as to its constitutionality and is now

currently being challenged in the Supreme Court by multiple groups. One of the

provision of this law that is being criticized by some groups is that it allows suspects

to be detained without a judicial warrant of arrest for 14 days and can be extended

by 10 more days, and placed under surveillance for 60 days, that can also be

extended by up to 30 days, by the police or military. For some critiques, this is a pure

violation of the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and

effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. But some also argues that this

provision is essential for counterterrorism to "allow more time for investigators to get

valuable information from the terror suspect. A longer detention period can also

provide ample time to facilitate interrogation. It can also incapacitate the suspected

terrorist from wreaking havoc. Most importantly, longer preventive detention can

lawfully hold suspect when usual criminal charges cannot be filed for some technical

considerations.

Nonetheless, this law was created to protect life, liberty, and property from

terrorism deemed as “inimical and dangerous to the national security of the country

and to the welfare of the people.

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