[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11479, July 03, 2020 ] AN ACT TO PREVENT, PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE TERRORISM, THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN SECURITY ACT OF 2007" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall henceforth be known as "The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020". Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is declared a policy of the State to protect life, liberty, and property from terrorism, to condemn terrorism as inimical and dangerous to the national security of the country and to have welfare of the people, and to make terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, against humanity, and against The Law of Nations. In the implementation of the policy stated above, the State shall uphold the basic rights and fundamental liberties of the people as enshrined in the Constitution. The State recognizes that the fight against terrorism requires a comp...
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