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Duterte Tightens the Screws on Civil Liberties

Duterte Tightens the Screws on Civil Liberties

‘Anti-terrorism’ law starts to call up Marcos recollections, and not in a good way

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Jun 09, 2020
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The Philippines appears likely to descend further toward the authoritarianism that marked the 21-year-reign of the strongman Ferdinand Marcos with the predicted signing of anti-terrorism legislation that has met astonishingly widespread domestic and international objection.

The bill was transmitted to the president’s desk over the objection of oppositio…

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