Leyte 4th District
Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez
A few days before
that a few celebrities have made known their respective apprehensions as
regards the proposed measure, notable names are Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona
Gray.
The solon was praised
by a lot of the netizens for her statement on the issue and was even tagged as “beauty
and brain.”
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| Aurora Pijuan and Lucy Gomez-Torres (photo credit to owner) |
Former Miss
International title holder Aurora Pijuancame out publicly and slammed the Leyte
lawmaker for her stance of defending the controversial law which was recently
signed by President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The former Miss
International is the ex-wife of Tommy Manotoc, said Congresswoman Torres-Gomez
had a poor grasp of how the new measure could trample upon basic human rights
and could be prone to abuse.
“I wonder
if Lucy Torres understands this fear,” Pijuan twitted.
“She can
at least just shut up and not confirm what we already know,” Pijuan added
referring to a post about Lucy’s political survival.
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| (photo credit to owner) |
Lucy’s
support for the controversial law
Last
month Lucy Torres-Gomez posted in her Facebook account her reasons for supporting
the law.
“So many of those who oppose the bill also say it
quells freedom of expression, a basic human right. For those who are worried
about opposing the President, or expressing dissent against the government or
any of its officials for that matter, kindly review Articles 138, 139 and 142
of the Revised Penal Code. You will find that these are existing laws on
inciting rebellion and sedition which are more incriminating than this
Anti-terrorism bill.
Will this bill hinder you from attending rallies?
It will not. And you also cannot be arrested for attending JUST ANY RALLY.
First, you have to be the one making the speech. Second, your speech has to
incite or encourage other people to commit acts that a) threaten to kill, harm
people, b) extensively damage property, c) make or possess WMDs, d) damage or
interfere with critical infrastructure, and e) release substances to cause fire
or explosion to create public fear, emergency and destabilize the country.
It is misleading to take either just the intentions
or just the actions and insist those to be the definition of a suspected
terrorist. And if we all just understand that the intentions and actions that
constitute terrorism are really GRAVE and DEVASTATING to our country, we will
not let fear get in the way of apprehending and bringing REAL TERRORISTS to
justice. This bill is intended to prevent another Marawi siege, another bombing
of a public venue. And lest we make this all about ourselves and our fears of
how we may be held accountable for what we say or do as we exercise our civil
rights, think of our soldiers who are dismembered by terrorists, remember, too,
the SAF 44, that we were all so outraged about.”
see related post:
Cong. Lucy Torres-Gomez’ supports Anti-Terrorism Act
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