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R.A.No.9372:HUMAN SECURITY ACT OF 2007

I. Background

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 9372 or te !u"an #ecurity

Act o$ 2%%7 in Marc 2%%7 and it too& e$$ect $our "onts later on 'uly * 2%%7.

!eralded as a land"ar& anti+terroris" law* te Act* according to ten Pres. Arroyo* is a "easure wic

raises te bar on te country,s ca"paign against terrorists wo &ill* bo"b* and "ai" to en$orce an

ideology o$ e-il.

II. State Policy (Sec. 2.)

t is declared a policy o$ te #tate to protect li$e* liberty* and property $ro" acts o$ terroris"* to conde"nterroris" as ini"ical and dangerous to te national security o$ te country and to te wel$are o$ te

people* and to "a&e terroris" a cri"e against /ilipino people* against u"anity* and against te law o$

nations.

III. Elements of the Crime of Terrorism (Sec. 3.)

i. 0e co""ission o$ one or "ore cri"es punisable under te pro-isions o$ te Re-ised Penal 1ode or

#pecial aws. 0e cri"es enu"erated in te eclusi-e list $ound in #ec. 3 o$ !#A are te $ollowing 4

REVISED PENAL CODE SPECIAL LAWSPiracy in general and Mutiny in te !ig #eas or in te

Pilippine 5aters (Art. 22)

Presidential 6ecree No. 3 (0e aw on Arson)

Rebellion (Art.38) Republic Act No. 99 (0oic #ubstances and !aardous and

Nuclear 5aste 1ontrol Act o$ 99%

1oup d,:tat (Art. 38+A) Republic Act No. 2%7 (Ato"ic ;nergy Regulatory and

iability Act o$ 9


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UNLAWFUL DEMAND 1o""itted $or te purpose o$ coercing te go-ern"ent to gi-e in to an

unlaw$ul de"and

I. Penalty (Sec. 3.)

A person guilty o$ te cri"e o$ terroris" sall su$$er te penalty o$ $orty (8%) years o$ i"prison"entwitout te bene$it o$ parole.

. Crime of Cons!iracy to Commit Terrorism (Sec. ".)1onspiracy to 1o""it 0erroris" is a cri"e werein two or "ore persons co"e to an agree"ent

concerning te co""ission o$ te cri"e o$ terroris" as de$ined in #ection 3 o$ te Act* and decide to

co""it te sa"e. Persons wo conspire to co""it te cri"e o$ terroris" sall su$$er te penalty o$

$orty (8%) years o$ i"prison"ent.

I. #ccom!lice (Sec. $.)

5o "ay be eld as an acco"plice to te cri"e o$ terroris" or conspiracy to co""it a cri"e o$

terroris"B

Any person wo* not being a principal under Article 7 o$ te Re-ised Penal 1ode or a conspirator as

de$ined in #ection 8 ereo$* cooperates in te eecution o$ eiter te cri"e o$ terroris" or conspiracy to

co""it terroris" by pre-ious or si"ultaneous acts shall suffe the !e"alt# of fo$ se%e"tee" &'()

#eas* fou $o"ths o"e +a# to t,e"t# &-.) #eas of /$!/so"$e"t0

II. #ccessory (Sec. %.)

5o "ay be eld liable as an accessory to te cri"e o$ terroris" or conspiracy to co""it a cri"e o$

terroris"B

Any person wo* a-ing &nowledge o$ te co""ission o$ te cri"e o$ terroris" or conspiracy to co""it

terroris"* and witout a-ing participated terein* eiter as principal or acco"plice under Articles 7

and < o$ te Re-ised Penal 1ode* ta&es part subse@uent to its co""ission in any o$ te $ollowing

"anner4 (a) by pro$iting i"sel$ or assisting te o$$ender to pro$it by te e$$ects o$ te cri"eC (b) by

concealing or destroying te body o$ te cri"e* or te e$$ects* or instru"ents tereo$* in order to pre-ent

its disco-eryC (c) by arboring* concealing* or assisting in te escape o$ te principal or conspirator o$

te cri"e* shall suffe the !e"alt# of te" &'.) #eas a"+ o"e +a# to t,el%e &'-) #eas of

/$!/so"$e"t0

III. Terrorist &rgani'ations #ssociation or rou! of Persons (Sec. *+.)

5at group "ay be considered a terrorist organiationB

Any group* organiation or association4

. Drganied $or te purpose o$ engaging in terroris"

2. Dr wic* altoug not organied $or suc purpose* actually uses suc acts to terrorie in tis Act to

sow or create a condition o$ widespread and etraordinary $ear and panic a"ong te populace tocoerce te go-ern"ent to gi-e in to an unlaw$ul de"and

5o as autority to declare an organiation* group or association a terrorist groupB

1o"petent Regional 0rial 1ourts upon application by te 6epart"ent o$ 'ustice tat suc group*

organiation or association be declared as terrorist or outlawed organiation


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E. Sur,eillance interce!tion and recording of communications (Sec. +-.)

0e police "ay sub=ect tose carged wit or suspected o$ co""itting te cri"e o$ terroris" or te

cri"e o$ conspiracy to co""it terroris" to sur-eillance and trac&* intercept and record teir

co""unication* bot oral and written* upon written order o$ te 1ourt o$ Appeals.

;ception4 lawyers and clients* doctors and patients* =ournalists and teir sources and sensiti-e

business correspondence

E. Period of detention /ithout /arrant of arrest. (Sec.*.)

A person arrested $or allegedly -iolating te pro-isions o$ tis statute could be legally detained up to

tree days ante te $iling o$ te co"plaint.

Note4 Arrest "ust result $ro" te eistence o$ probable cause a$ter te police a-e sur-eilled andea"ined te ban& deposits o$ persons arrested

E. 0estriction to tra,el (Sec. 2%.)

$ te e-idence o$ guilt is not strong* te person carged sall be entitled to bail.

0e rigt o$ tra-el o$ persons suspected* upon court order* "ay be li"ited witin te "unicipality or city

were e resides or were te case is pending. #uspected persons "ay also be placed under ouse

arrest by order o$ te court and "ay not use pones* cellpones and e"ails and oter "eans o$

co""unications wit people outside te residence.

E. E1amination of ank de!osits accounts and records(Sec. 2+-3.)

0e police "ay conduct te ea"ination and $reeing o$ deposits* place"ents* trust accounts* assets

and records in a ban& or $inancial institution upon written order o$ te 1ourt o$ Appeals.

0ese ban& deposits* "oney and accounts sall be seied* se@uestered and $roen in order to pre-ent

teir use* trans$er* or con-eyance $or purposes tat are ini"ical to te sa$ety and security o$ te people

or in=urious to te interest o$ te #tate.

E. Creation of odies (Sec. $3- $%)

#nti-Terrorism Council

An Anti+0erroris" 1ouncil is ereby created. 0e "e"bers o$ te 1ouncil are4 () te ;ecuti-e

#ecretary* wo sall be its 1airpersonC (2) te #ecretary o$ 'ustice* wo sall be its Fice 1airpersonC

and (3) te #ecretary o$ /oreign A$$airsC (8) te #ecretary o$ National 6e$enseC () te #ecretary o$ te

nterior and ocal Go-ern"entC () te #ecretary o$ /inanceC and (7) te National #ecurity Ad-isor* as

its oter "e"bers.

0e 1ouncil sall i"ple"ent tis Act and assu"e te responsibility $or te proper and e$$ecti-e

i"ple"entation o$ te anti+terroris" policy o$ te country.

rie,ance Committee

0ere is ereby created a Grie-ance 1o""ittee co"posed o$ te D"buds"an* as cair* and te

#olicitor General* and an undersecretary $ro" te 6epart"ent o$ 'ustice (6D')* as "e"bers* to recei-e


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and e-aluate co"plaints against te actuations o$ te police and law en$orce"ent o$$icials in te

i"ple"entation o$ tis Act.

4IIII. E1tra Territorial #!!lication

0e pro-isions o$ tis Act sall apply to4

. ndi-idual persons wo co""it any o$ te cri"es de$ined and punised in tis Act witin te

terrestrial do"ain* interior waters* "ariti"e one* and airspace o$ te Pilippines

2. ndi-idual persons wo* altoug pysically outside te territorial li"its o$ te Pilippines* co""it*

conspire or plot to co""it any o$ te cri"es de$ined and punised in tis Act inside te territorial li"its

o$ te Pilippines

3. ndi-idual persons wo* altoug pysically outside te territorial li"its o$ te Pilippines* co""it any

o$ te said cri"es on board Pilippine sip or Pilippine airsip

8. ndi-idual persons wo co""it any o$ said cri"es witin any e"bassy* consulate* or diplo"atic

pre"ises belonging to or occupied by te Pilippine go-ern"ent in an o$$icial capacity

. ndi-idual persons wo* altoug pysically outside te territorial li"its o$ te Pilippines* co""it

said cri"es against Pilippine citiens or persons o$ Pilippine descent* were teir citiensip or

etnicity was a $actor in te co""ission o$ te cri"e

. ndi-idual persons wo* altoug pysically outside te territorial li"its o$ te Pilippines* co""it

said cri"es directly against te Pilippine go-ern"ent.

4. #!!licale 5uris!rudence

#outern !e"ispere ;ngage"ent Networ&* nc.* et al. -s. Anti+0erroris" 1ouncil* et al.* G.R. No.

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