FILE PHOTO: A protester wearing a surgical mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends a rally against the anti-terror bill that was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte the day before, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine lawyer groups and a top congressman asked the Supreme Court on Monday to strike down the president's controversial new anti-terrorism law, or parts of it, calling it unconstitutional for infringing on civil liberties.
Three petitions filed by minority lawmaker Edcel Lagman and two lawyer groups, also sought a temporary restraining order against use of the law, which President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Friday having fast-tracked it through the legislature.
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