[PeDAGoG] Fwd: URGENT: Support needed to Junk Philippine Terror Bill

Wed Jun 10 08:49:48 CEST 2020

Dear Angging ,
I signed on google docs, a big hug

Massimo

Il giorno mar 9 giu 2020 alle ore 18:29 Angging Aban <azenana at gmail.com> ha
scritto:

> Dear partners, networks, friends,
>
> We still welcome support from organizations and individuals until
> tomorrow, 10June at 10AM (GMT +8).
>
> Here is the *link of the document. Please input your name/organization by
> the end of the statement (click the link):*
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lh1xCBOGtRKHj-LU9igBNmxArYMrXrdmWTWsNk4Qj-A/edit
>
> In solidarity,
> Angging
> *Ananeza Aban, MCD*
> Senior Research Associate
> Program on Alternative Development (AltDev)
> University of the Philippines | Center for Integrative and Development
> Studies
> *Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Lower Ground Floor  *
> *Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Q.C. 1101  Philippines*
> *Tel. nos.:  981-8500 loc. 4266-4267 & 435-9283*
> *Tel. fax:  981-8500 loc. 4268 & 426-0955*
>
> *Website: cids.up.edu.ph <http://cids.up.edu.ph>*
>
> *Facebook page: www.facebook.com/upcids*
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 10:33 AM Angging Aban <azenana at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues, partners, friends,
>>
>> We urgently need your support on this statement we are circulating in
>> solidarity with the Filipino people:
>>
>> The University of the Philippines Program on Alternative Development
>> (AltDev) condemns the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020. Nothing
>> but a weapon to silence criticism and dissent toward the government, the
>> proposed Bill is a threat to the fundamental constitutional rights of the
>> Filipino people.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Bill grants absolute power to the state and its repressive
>> apparatuses such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine
>> National Police to violate the Philippine Constitution and human rights. It
>> harbors a vague definition of terrorism which permits the malicious tagging
>> of activists, critics, and organizations as affiliates of so-called
>> terrorist groups.  Furthermore, the Bill undermines whatever “safeguard” it
>> has by giving free rein to the Anti-Terror Council (ATC) to determine what
>> constitutes “a serious risk to public safety” and the act to “incite
>> others” to commit terrorism. This paves the way for the warrantless arrest
>> of members of civil society designated as “terrorist.” This may paralyze
>> the broad grassroots movements and alternative practices engaged by
>> communities and civil society organizations that counter the state’s
>> aggressive, profit-oriented vision of development. No one is safe.
>>
>>
>>
>> We believe that it is imperative that we put an end to terrorist
>> activities. Our hearts and sympathies go out to all of those who have been
>> victimized by acts of lawless violence. However, arming the government with
>> punitive instruments and granting them  a wide latitude of discretion,
>> which the proposed bill provides, is not the answer. History will tell how
>> current and past regimes have exhausted means to amass political power
>> through anti-people policies, as exemplified by the late dictator Ferdinand
>> Marcos who wore the same “anti-terrorism” veneer to quell critics and
>> dissenters. Suffice to say, the “Terror Bill” does not and will not address
>> the root causes of terrorism which is poverty and the corruption of power.
>>
>>
>>
>> As scholars and activists, we cannot stand by as we lay witness to the
>> passage of this bill, especially under the current regime which has not
>> been shy to use violence against the weak, powerless and the poor. We
>> believe that addressing terrorism must not be addressed through  punitive
>> and draconian measures. Quelling terroristic activities is built through a
>> comprehensive approach towards attaining peace, social justice, equity with
>> the genuine participation of its people. We do not need to further arm the
>> coercive apparatuses of the state which has operated with impunity and has
>> grotesquely performed its duties with abuses. In order to end terrorism,
>> what our society needs are real opportunities for its people, schools for
>> its children, protection for peoples across races, sexes, and genders, an
>> end to discrimination and violence, and genuine, open and transformative
>> conversations in our pursuit of development.
>>
>>
>>
>> To be free from terrorism, the entire Philippine nation, and the rest of
>> the world, must get rid of poverty, marginalization and vulnerabilities. We
>> need and demand for socio-politico-economic transformation attuned to
>> people’s aspirations and voices, not another gauntlet to further strangle
>> the Filipino peoples.
>>
>>
>>
>> #JunkTerrorBillNow
>>
>>
>>
>> Supported by: *(please signify your name or name of your organization
>> for support)*
>>
>> 1.
>>
>> *Ananeza Aban, MCD*
>> Senior Research Associate
>> Program on Alternative Development (AltDev)
>> University of the Philippines | Center for Integrative and Development
>> Studies
>> *Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Lower Ground Floor  *
>> *Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Q.C. 1101  Philippines*
>> *Tel. nos.:  981-8500 loc. 4266-4267 & 435-9283*
>> *Tel. fax:  981-8500 loc. 4268 & 426-0955*
>>
>> *Website: cids.up.edu.ph <http://cids.up.edu.ph>*
>> *Facebook page: www.facebook.com/upcids*
>>
>>
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