DOJ will not appeal proscription suit vs. Reds
(File photo) MANILA - The government will no longer appeal the Manila court decision junking the government's suit for proscription against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) under a law superseded by the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 19 in September last year dismissed a petition for proscription filed by the government in 2018 that sought to formally outlaw the CPP-NPA under the old Human Security Act (HSA). The HSAwas replaced by ATA in 2020. "We are not appealing that (decision) kasi tapos na 'yung ka...