Justice Carpio explains why, under the Anti‑Terrorism Act, the CPP‑NPA’s armed rebellion does not by itself classify them as “terrorists,” because the law distinguishes terrorism from rebellion and requires intent to create widespread fear, meaning rebels cannot be automatically proscribed as a terrorist group.
Justice Carpio explains how the Anti‑Terrorism Law’s warrantless arrest and extended detention provisions undermine the Constitution’s safeguards against unreasonable seizures and demolition of judicial oversight, creating a “double whammy” on fundamental rights.