Reviving the law would only 'further rouse the people to resist President Rodrigo Duterte's tyranny' and 'foment greater dissent,' the Communist Party of the Philippines says in a statement
GREATER DISSENT. In this file photo taken on July 30, 2017, guerrillas of the New People's Army stand in formation in the Sierra Madre mountain range, located east of Manila. File photo by Noel Celis/AFPdenounced the proposal to revive the Anti-Subversion Law that could make communism illegal, the party said in a statement on Wednesday, August 14.
Reviving the law would only"further rouse the people to resist [Duterte's] tyranny" and"foment greater dissent" because it would not solve social and economic roots of armed rebellion, the CPP added.told the Senate committee on national defense and security that reviving the Anti-Subversion Law was necessary to end the communist rebellion in the country.
"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," Drilon said in a statement.
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