Two of the fiercest
critics of the Duterte administration from the judiciary are not taking the
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 as it is.
Retired Senior
Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales filed
their petition asking the High Court to declare the controversial law as unconstitutional which
took effect on July 18.
Presidential Spokesperson
Harry Roque in one of his virtual pressers welcomes all the petitions challenging
the landmark legislation’s constitutionality – the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales (photo credit to owner) |
“We welcome all these
petitions,” Roque said
Roque adds that the
Supreme Court acts as the sole interpreter of the Consitution.
“It’s the Supreme Court that will uphold the
supremacy of the Constitution,” according to him.
“Maraming salamat din sa kanila (Carpio and
Carpio-Morales) dahil mabibigyan ng linaw kung talagang labag sa Saligang Batas
itong bagong batas laban sa terrorismo,” he concluded.
Opposition’s call
Liberal Party
and opposition senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan made a call last week urging
the individuals and concerned groups to “besiege” the High Court with petitions just to
make a point that a lot of Filipinos believe the ATA contravenes with the 1987
Constitution.
“We have to exhaust
all (legal) remedies. Whether we win or not is another thing altogether. But we
have to fight,” Senator Kiko said in a radio interview.
For Vice President
Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, she has been quoted that she will support every
efforts in questioning the Anti-Terrorism Law before the Supreme Court.
“We can still do a
lot… We can go to the Supreme Court because we believe there are
unconstitutional provisions,” Robredo said in a television interview on
Saturday. “We can also continue to engage Congress to repeal or amend the
provisions that are not acceptable to us.”
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