‘Di masamang sumali sa Anakbayan! Lacson rejected revival of anti-subversion law.


Senator Panfilo Lacson photo from Phil-CN Inquirer(ctto)




Senator Panfilo Lacson has opposed Interior Secretary Eduardo Año’s proposal to revive the anti-subversion law amid reports that minors are being recruited by leftist groups.

Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, said that reviving the anti-subversion law only encroaches the right to peaceful assembly and protest.


“Na-decriminalize na ang Anti-Subversion Law. Anyway, ito naman will address ang aspect ng minors being recruited to join a terrorist group." Lacson said

"Kung magjo-join lang naman sa organizations like Kabataan party-list or Anakbayan, I don’t see any problem with that." he added.

"Except of course that they are also violating the law for recruiting minors. Pero hindi pa naman sila lumalampas sa stage na magjo-join sila ng NPA,” the senator said.


“Kung magjo-join lang naman sa organizations like Kabataan party-list or Anakbayan, I don’t see any problem with that,” Lacson added further

“Except of course that they are also violating the law for recruiting minors. Pero hindi pa naman sila lumalampas sa stage na magjo-join sila ng NPA (New Peoples Army),” he added.

The Anti-Subversion Act or Republic Act 1700 was enacted in 1957 with the goal of countering the Hukbalahap movement.

The law made it a crime to become a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
RA 1700 was repealed in 1992 by then-President Fidel Ramos as part of efforts to achieve peace with communists.

Senator Drilon said in a statement. “The anti-subversion law was ‘buried’ a long time ago for it was proven that such a policy, aside from being prone to abuse and a tool to harass, undermined some of our basic constitutional rights,”


Source: Politiko

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