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MANILA, Philippines --- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday rejected the suggestion to restore the law criminalizing subversion. Drilon said that the anti-subversion laDrilon rejects ‘resurrection’ of anti-subversion law
MANILA, Philippines --- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday rejected the suggestion to restore the law criminalizing subversion. Drilon said that the anti-subversion law, which he described as «a tool to harass,» is «prone to abuse» and «undermined» some basic constitutional rights, such as the right to freedom of assembly and association. «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. Drilon's s...Keep on reading: Drilon rejects ‘resurrection’ of anti-subversion law Read more