#JunkTerrorBillNow is in this week’s top trends as the House Committee on Public Order and Safety (HCPOS) and the House Committee on National Defense and Security approved the substitute bill for Human Security Act, now the Anti-Terrorism Bill.

The said bill claims to seek the prevention, prohibition, and penalization of any act that falls under its definition of terrorism. This means anyone who can be considered a threat to the state by proposing, inciting, conspiring, or participating in acts of terrorism can be incriminated.

The bill was certified as “urgent” by President Duterte on Monday through a letter to House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano as the country faces a major public health crisis.

An “urgent” bill means that it could be passed on the second and third reading on the same day.

The public is not in favor of it. Many have expressed their denunciation of the bill online immediately after the news broke out.

#Kabataan Went out for a few minutes to show this representation's support and solidarity to all those who joined the protest caravan and noise barrage to #JUNKTERRORBILLNOW in front of House of Representatives' South Gate pic.twitter.com/HrOpGYQdIb

— Sarah Elago (@sarahelago) June 3, 2020

If we can't march, we're going to their inboxes 📣 Reach out and let these lawmakers know why they need to #JunkTerrorBillNow before congress adjourns. pic.twitter.com/bDtx2lnF73

— SCOUT (@scoutmagph) June 2, 2020

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— rold, pasundo | COMMISSION: OPEN (@chiconakaya) June 3, 2020

after the approval of the anti-terrorism bill on its 2nd reading last night, the congress will be resuming it's deliberation for the 3RD and FINAL reading today. please express your dissent on ATB that will be weaponized against our civil and political rights! #JUNKTERRORBILLNOW

— ann #OustDuterte (@lvnarmoons) June 3, 2020

The Constitution says when your you're arrested, you need to be charged within 72 hours or you go free. Under the "terror law", you can be arrested w/out warrant and detained for 14 days w/out charges, extendible by 10 days. How is this not wrong? #JUNKTERRORBILLNOW

— Renato Reyes, Jr. (@natoreyes) June 3, 2020

Several showbiz personalities have also utilized their respective online platforms to urge Filipinos to sign an online petition to junk the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill.

Television host and actress Solenn Heussaff shared a post through her Instagram Story that highlighted the possible consequences of the measure and wrote the hashtag “#JunkTerrorBill.”

Heussaff also shared a link of the online petition aiming to gather digital signatures that called for the House of Representatives to junk the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

Kapuso actress Janine Gutierrez also signed the petition and shared the link on her own Twitter.

JUNK THE ANTI-TERRORISM BILL AND UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/puRUNF6IP3 via @ChangePilipinas

— 🌺JANINE (@janinegutierrez) June 1, 2020

Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo showed her support as she tweeted #JUNKTERRORBILL, which gained more than 17,000 likes and more than 6,000 re-tweets as of this writing.

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— KATH 🐘 (@bernardokath) June 3, 2020

On her Instagram story, Nadine Lustre reposted an artwork of photographer and artist Zonlee that likewise call to junk the anti-terrorism bill.

International award-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has low-key posted a photo of a resource site on the #BlackLivesMatter movement for her followers, including petitions, contact numbers, and ways to help.

When swiped up, the card site shows additional resources on other international concerns and movements—and one of those is #JunkTerrorBill in the Philippines.

The site features updates, info on the bill itself, petitions to sign, informative Twitter threads, and donation drives to help the cause.

With 34-2 votes, the joint committee is in favor of approving the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

The cry of the public against the Anti-terrorism bill is evident but it’s still on the run to be passed.