The move of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to deploy squads or “partisan units” to counter government security forces has justified the terrorist tag issued by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) against the group, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunday.
The Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) has only shown its terroristic nature by announcing its deployment of partisan units also known as “liquidation squads” in the urban areas to go after people against its organization.
Former Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz, Free Legal Assistance Group chair Chel Diokno and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman will be among the lawyers who will present arguments before the Supreme Court next week on behalf of individuals and groups which filed 37 petitions against the anti-terrorism law.
Evalyn Ursula, a renowned women’s rights lawyer who will be going against state lawyers for the oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, feels that she’s under surveillance.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday lamented that terrorism and insurgency remain a threat to public order amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go called on Filipinos to unite against terrorism as he paid tribute to the ultimate sacrifice of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos who died in the so-called Mamasapano massacre on Jan. 25, 2015.
The City of Mandaluyong has joined the long list of 1,546 local government units (LGUs) across the country that have declared the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army – National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) as persona non grata in their localities.
Residents of the Surigao del Norte town of Sison rejects all acts of terrorism perpetrated by the communist New People’s Army (NPA), Mayor Karissa R. Fetalvero-Paronia said Friday.
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