President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his close ties to communist rebels back in the day in Mindanao, is shown in this December 2012 photo when he was Davao City vice mayor posing near a group of insurgents somewhere in Compostela Valley province. Now as President, he says the rebels are terrorists and targets of his new terror law. - Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): As legal challenges to the Anti-Terrorism Act mounted, President Rodrigo Duterte defended the controversial measure on Wednesday (July 8), saying it was not meant for law-abiding citizens but for communist rebels and terror groups responsible for bombings, mostly in Mindanao.
He said communist rebels, who have been fighting the government for over 50 years and engaged in on-and-off talks, “think that they are a different breed.”
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