Supreme Court upholds decision leaving Anti-Terror Act mostly intact

This April 26, 2022 photo shows the Supreme Court compound in Baguio City. The court holds a summer session in the City of Pines each year.

Philstar.com / Kristine Joy Patag

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (Updated 3:37 p.m.) — The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals filed by petitioners to reverse its ruling on their pleas against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, which they warned would have long-lasting effects on civil liberties in the Philippines.

The SC, in its final en banc summer session, denied with finality the motions for reconsideration on its Dec. 7, 2021 ruling that left most of the feared ant-terrorism law as intact.

The SC PIO said the Court dismissed the appeals due to "lack of substantial issues and arguments raised by the petitioners.”

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