Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez defended the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez official facebook page posts, “It would be wise to review the Human Security Act of 2007 to understand its significant shortcomings, such that a new law to repeal it was deemed necessary.”

“The most glaring is that the HSA is not equipped to help us PREVENT a terrorist act from being undertaken,” she added.

Lucy urged Netizens and critics to read the measure first and “not rely on second-hand opinions of others, who may have been influenced by those who twisted the interpretation of  actual sections of the bill to suit their accusations.”

She also stated that the country’s inability to arrest and prosecute suspected terrorists, keeps law enforcement’s hands tied until a terrorist event occurs.

She also tackles that it’s like giving the terrorists a free pass, telling them that we are just going to watch their acts of terror unfold first, and then we get our cue to run after them.

“The terrorists are literally having “more fun in the Philippines,” because our laws allow it so. This makes us a very conducive venue to undertake, plan and prepare for terrorist activities.”

Lucy Torres is now top trending topic on Twitter. For those who are still blinded and against by the Anti-Terror bill, please read this are well explained by Ms Lucy Torres- Gomez below.

Under the bill, terrorism is committed by an person who within or outside the Philippines, regardless of the stage of execution:

*engages in acts intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person, or endangers a person’s life; 
*engages in acts intended to cause extensive damage or destruction to a government or public facility, public place or private property; 
*engages in acts intended to cause extensive interference with, damage or destruction to critical infrastructure; 
*develops, manufactures, possesses, acquires, transport, supplies or uses weapons, explosives or of biological, nuclear, radiological or chemical weapons; and, 
*release of dangerous substances, or causing fire, floods or explosions 

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