On 9th July, a bill called the Anti-terrorism Bill will be passed in the Philippines, but don’t let the name of the bill fool you. The bill, as quoted, “is declared a policy of the State to protect life, liberty, and property from terrorism, to condemn terrorism as inimical and dangerous to the national security of the country and to the welfare of the people, and to make any terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, against humanity, and against the law of nations “. The bill is extremely alarming because:
1. It enables the government to secretly overhear your conversations or observe your activities, which is a breach of privacy
2. It enables warrantless arrest. You can literally be arrested anytime at all, even if you didn’t commit a crime.
3. It lets the government arrest anyone who is suspected of being a terrorist and thus silences the voices of the people who is unhappy with the government. It steals their freedom of speech.
Heck, it doesn’t even need President Duterte to sign it for it to lapse into the law.
1. Educate yourself.
Here’s some sites you can use to educate yourself with, they’re not very long:
-https://junkterrorbill.carrd.co/
-https://www.wheninmanila.com/a-brief-explainer-on-what-the-anti-terror-bill-is/
-https://philippineslifestyle.com/quick-facts-what-is-anti-terror-bill/
2. Send email protests.
It’s super crucial if you, an outsider, do this because people living in the Philippines can potentially get arrested for doing this. You can also send social media protests. Here’s some sites.
-https://junkterrorbill.netlify.app/
-https://junkterrorbill.netlify.app/socmed/
Here’s a website you can use to make burner email addresses so you won’t be in risk.
-https://www.trash-mail.com/compose-mail/
3. Boost the anti-terror bill tag!!! Boost your voices!!
Get it trending again!! Share this with your family and friends!! Reblog this post!! Please, it won’t take much of your time. If you have time to yell at strangers over unpopular opinions or watch 15+ min Youtube videos, you have time to help out. If a 14 year old kid can help, you, someone much older can definitely help too.
Please, for the sake of our family and friends in the Philippines whose freedom of speech are at risk.
4. Sign petitions!!
-https://t.co/KHyw7TzveA?amp=1
-https://www.change.org/p/junk-anti-terror-bill-2020
-https://www.change.org/p/junk-the-anti-terrorism-bill-and-uphold-human-rights
-https://www.change.org/p/people-of-cavite-demands-legislators-to-vote-no-to-anti-terror-bill
-https://www.change.org/p/urge-neg-occ-congressmen-to-withdraw-their-yes-votes-on-the-anti-terror-bill
Edit: It has been signed by President Duterte.
https://twitter.com/rapplerdotcom/status/1278990343191617536?s=20
Edit 2: Added petitions
my name is katie, i am from the indianola/des moines area of iowa (not exactly but close enough). when i turned 18, i immediately got kicked out, and in a long story short, told to figure things out on my own since i was an adult. i have been homeless since January of last year. i am type one diabetic, and being diabetic- my medicine is super fucking expensive. being homeless, ive reached low blood sugars ive never reached before, and extreme highs with possible ketoacidosis. roughly, my medicine costs anywhere from 200-300, depending on if i get both humalog and lantus, test strips, etc. i have been looking for a job basically since i was first homeless. it is hard however because i dont have working service on my phone, so no number or texting, and i also dont have a pernament address, or even nice clothes to present myself in a way that is appealing to employers. this city has a strict no homeless policy and you can get fined heavily if caught sleeping out in public, there are many homeless shelters around me, but every single one has a 1 to 2 year waiting list. A question people always ask is, how are you on tumblr? well luckily our local mcdonalds has free wifi (a few other places as well), and the library and mcdonalds both have charging stations. everytime i get any remote amount of money it goes directly towards my insulins and test strips, which i need to them to live. any money that is saved up goes towards that, therefore i am not able to save for a place to stay, or presentable clothing, or to turn on my phone.
LONG STORY SHORT
i am in desperate need of insulin and test strips, with this crisis going on my insulin is extremely expensive. for one of my insulins it is a 500 fee. I NEED THIS INSULIN TO SURVIVE, PLEASE REBLOG OR DONATE IF POSSIBLE. i have a compromised immune system already, and with high blood sugars it gets easier to become sick. PLEASE REBLOG OR DONATE IF POSSIBLE. i need to have this post boosted before the pharmacy jacks up the fees again.
https://www.paypal.me/kitty992
My venmo is kitty982234
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sorry everyone
I'm also gonna add to this by saying the bad heavily weighs out the good. I'm not defending police officers in any way, shape, or form. All I'm saying is you can't ever say all of x is bad, though in this situation the bad does way out the good and that's what we need to focus on.
I feel like I’ve made this very clear on my blog but fuck the police. Fuck your cop daddy, fuck your cop uncle, fuck your cop sister, and fuck your cop characters. All cops are evil and participate in a system of violence and murder to protect white supremacy and wealth. There are no good cops.
You have been visited by the Chan of wealth, reblog this and you will have money come to you!
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