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Vol. VII, No. 6
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SALUNGGUHIT
By
Flon Faurillo /
Bulatlat
Impending Breakdown?
The Filipino people
have been badly bruised so far by three repressive measures – the
calibrated preemptive response policy (CPR), which discarded the maximum
tolerance policy in dealing with protest actions; Presidential
Proclamation No. 1017, which declared a “state of national emergency”
throughout the country; and Executive Order No. 464, which prevented
cabinet-level officials from testifying in congressional investigations
without clearance from Malacañang. These measures took their toll on a
people already reeling from a spate of political killings that has been
continuous since 2001. The recent passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill, also
known as the Human Security Act – which defines “terrorism” so broadly
that even legal opposition and mass protests may be classified as “acts of
terrorism” – is like a bomb that threatens to bring about a total
breakdown of all semblances of democratic space in the Philippines.
Salungguhit literally means to
underline; figuratively, to
underscore or highlight.
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