Several progressive groups condemned the Anti-Terrorism Council for designating several activists based in the Cordillera Administrative Region as terrorists, saying this is why they opposed the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. | GabrielLaluINQ
“Activists Windel Bolinget, Jen Awingan, Sarah Abellon-Alikes, and Steve Tauli are all long-time leaders of the Cordillera People’s Alliance. Early this year, the trumped-up rebellion case against them and three others were dismissed,” Casiño said.
“Their designation as terrorists by the ATC is the latest effort to intimidate, harass and threaten them into silence and inactivity. It allows the government to freeze their accounts and properties, including personal funds and those for their families. It sets them up for public humiliation, discrimination, and physical attack. All without the benefit of a public hearing or any due process,” Casiño said.
According to ATC’s Resolution No. 41, the four CPA members are part of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army in the Ilocos-Cordillera area. ATC claimed their move was based on verified information and intelligence reports gathered by local law enforcement agencies.
ATC claimed that the six individuals, including the four CPA members, violated the following sections of the ATA:However, both the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and the Environmental Defenders Congress asserted that the CPA has been defending communities in the Cordillera Administrative Region from anti-environment efforts by simply engaging in community mobilization and awareness campaigns.
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