Solicitor General
Jose Calida has a message to the public and that with respect to fighting terrorists,
they should always side with the government.
“The supreme art of winning
against terrorism is to subdue the real enemy, and not the government,” the
Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said in a statement.
This is appoint the
OSG used in its comment filed before the Supreme Court (SC) in response to the
numerous petitions which sought to declare the newly signed Anti-Terrorism Act
as unconstitutional.
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| Solicitor General Jose Calida (photo credit to owner) |
The OSG reasons out
that the petitions filed “relied primarily on baseless allegations of vagueness
of the law, unjustified fears of abuse, and imagined conjectures.”
“Through this Comment, the OSG likewise wishes
to allay the fears of some members of society and to remind them that the
Government should not be perceived as the enemy, but rather as a guardian in
safeguarding the Filipino People and ensuring the enjoyment of all of our
constitutionally guaranteed freedoms,” the OSG stated.
“The OSG stresses that the Anti-Terrorism Act
incarnates the State’s policy ‘to protect life, liberty, and property from
terrorism, to condemn terrorism as inimical and dangerous to national security
of the country and to the welfare of the people, and to make terrorism a crime
against the Filipino people, against humanity, and against the Law of
Nations’,” it added.”
The lawyer of the republic said the said legislation “stems from the
general duty of all States to protect individuals under their jurisdiction
against interference in the enjoyment of their human rights,” specifically, the
country’s “obligation to ensure respect for the right to life and the right to
security.”
“The Anti-Terrorism Act is needed to fight the
continuous and aggressive security threats brought about by terrorism,” the OSG
declared.
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