This July marks six years since the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA) was signed by then-President Rodrigo Duterte during one of the country’s longest pandemic lockdowns. On this anniversary, human rights advocates and lawyers continue calling for its repeal. For a law touting its ability to protect Filipinos from terrorism — crafted during a period when Martial Law in Mindanao and the Marawi Siege normalized military authority and security-cente…
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