A group of church leaders brought the number of petitions filed before the Supreme Court against Republic Act (RA) 11479 or the “Anti-Terrorism Law” to 19 on Friday.
CHURCH MILITANT A church worker, a nun and a priest wear ‘Junk Terror Law’ masks as they stand outside the Supreme Court in Manila on July 24, 2020. They belong to groups made up of church workers and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines that filed the 17th petition against Republic Act 11479, or the “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.” PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN