Manila — Hundreds of Filipinos took to the streets Thursday against a widely-opposed anti-terrorism bill that has now swept through Congress. The controversial legislation, which has drawn ...

Protesters gathered outside the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco Monday, condemning a new anti-terror law in the Philippines they… ...

In a move that surprised many, in early June 2020 amid the Philippines’ COVID-19 pandemic challenges, President Rodrigo Duterte certified as “urgent” the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

As the world is plagued by COVID-19, an impending anti-terrorism bill is creating more fear in the Philippines. Recently passed by Congress , the bill is set to be signed into law by President ...

The Philippines risks being included in an international "grey list" of nations falling short of global money-laundering rules if it fails to enact and effectively implement a new anti-terrorism ...

The Philippine Congress moved closer on Monday towards enacting a new anti-terrorism law that would allow longer detentions without charge, and give the executive branch more power against dissent ...

A new anti-terrorism law in the Philippines legalizes wiretapping and expands warrantless arrests and detentions. ... Only opposition lawmakers Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros voted against ...

Opponents of the Philippine’s new anti-terrorism bill may have to wait for up to 30 days before they can take the next legal step against the proposed law. But some of them are appealing to President ...

The proposed anti-terrorism bill is yet another nail in the coffin of the Philippines’ waning democracy. Duterte’s push for the bill goes beyond just being a mismanaged set of priorities from ...

The Philippines is close to having a new anti-terrorism bill amid concerns that if enacted, the legislation would infringe on civil rights. After being passed by lawmakers in the Senate, the bill ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — New anti-terrorism legislation passed by the Philippine Congress that allows the detention of suspects for up to 24 days without warrants and relaxes human rights ...