Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chairperson and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario.
MANILA – The newly signed anti-terrorism law provides the necessary power for the government to crush terrorism, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario said Monday.
“The law provides the necessary power to the government to protect the people and the state while adding more teeth in dealing with the enemies of the state," Del Rosario, also the housing czar, said in a statement.
He said addressing terrorism issues will likely provide opportunities to the people to embrace the culture of peace and development, especially in the rural areas.
“With this new law, our government is now better equipped to defeat these terrorists,” he said, citing the five-month-long siege laid by Daesh-inspired terrorists in Marawi City in May 2017.
“All of us know how the Daesh-inspired Islamic terrorists brought Marawi City to ruins and their remnants continue to sow fear and disrupt peace and development in some parts of southern Philippines,” he said.
Malacañang announced Friday that the anti-terrorism bill, a measure that seeks to curb terror threats and acts in the country, was finally signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Del Rosario attributed the signing as "a victory for all peace-loving Filipinos and a huge setback for the terrorists”.
“For years, violent terrorism has been dragging our country down. It’s high time that we put a stop to these vicious tactics and provide the much-deserved lasting peace and development to our countrymen,” Del Rosario said. (PNA)
