This is for the ordinary Filipino who wants to be educated on why the Anti-Terror Law is widely opposed:

1. The definition of terrorism in the ATL is very broad and vague and that is dangerous;

2. Protests and rallies can easily be considered as terrorism by saying that it

create a serious risk to public safety or if altercations occur between the protesters and the the law enforcement officers, because it causes serious physical harm to a person;

3. Threatening to commit terrorism, even in jest, can land you in jail;

4. Expressing your dissent

or opinion can be falsely considered as inciting to commit terrorism;

5. The ATC has a wide latitude of discretion in determining who are terrorists;

6. If you are a suspected terrorist you can be arrested without warrant upon authorization of the ATC, this warrantless

arrest ordered by a non-judicial body is not among the recognized exceptions for a warrantless arrest. It disregards the requirement of a warrant of arrest that is constitutionally mandated to to be issued only by a judge.

7. Suspected terrorists can be detained for 14 days extendible to another 10 days, the Constitution only allows a max of 3 days of detention of a person without charge;

8. If the suspected terrorist is under house arrest, he is not allowed to use phone, laptops and any other

means of communication;

9. The provision in the HSA which provides for damages for unproven charge of terrorism is removed,so law enforcement officers who filed unfounded and fabricated charges may be left unscathed;

10. Lastly, it infringes on our freedom of speech, expression

and assembly and creates a "chilling effect" on these guaranteed freedoms and heightens fear of possible prosecution among citizens who merely wish to express their legitimate concerns and dissents.