Philippine Government should reconsider "Human Security Act of 2007" since implementation of this law can negatively affect the human rights. He stated that even though there are some positive aspects of this law, an overly broad definition can be incompatible with Article 15 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 During the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, the Senate approved Senate Bill No. 1083 on February 26, 2020, and later the House of Representative approved House Bill No. 6875 on June 3, 2020. Both bills sought to amend the Human Security Act by imposing stronger measures to combat terrorism but has garnered criticism from human rights advocates who say the law will curtail civil liberties and be prone to constitutional abuse. Senator Panfilo Lacson, one of the principal authors of the new law, said that the Human Security Act of 2007 was a "dead letter law" because it has been "severely underutilized" as it only resulted in a single convicted felon and had only one prescribed organization, the Abu Sayyaf. See also Laws of the 13th Congress of the Philippines References External links Human Security Act of 2007 Repealed Philippine legislation Terrorism laws Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo