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What Is The Title of R.A. 11479?

The document discusses key aspects of Republic Act 11479, also known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 in the Philippines. It begins by stating the title and short title of the Act. It then provides the definition of terrorism under the Act, which involves acts that cause or intend to cause death, injury, damage or destruction. It notes what qualifies as a terrorist individual and accessory under the law.

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What Is The Title of R.A. 11479?

The document discusses key aspects of Republic Act 11479, also known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 in the Philippines. It begins by stating the title and short title of the Act. It then provides the definition of terrorism under the Act, which involves acts that cause or intend to cause death, injury, damage or destruction. It notes what qualifies as a terrorist individual and accessory under the law.

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Bernard F.

Alegasin | 3rd year BS in Criminology

1. What is the title of R.A. 11479?

- AN ACT TO PREVENT, PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE TERRORISM, THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 9372, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “HUMAN SECURITY ACT OF 2007”
- Short Title: The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

2. What is the definition of Terrorism in R.A. 11479?

-Subject to Section 49 of this Act, terrorism is committed by any person who, within or outside the Philippines, regardless
of the stage of execution

of the stage of execution:

(a) Engages in acts intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person, or endangers a person’s life;

(b) Engages in acts intended to cause extensive damage or destruction to a government or public facility, public place or
private property;

(c) Engages in acts intended to cause extensive interference with, damage or destruction to critical infrastructure;

(d) Develops, manufactures, possesses, acquires, transports, supplies or uses weapons, explosives or of biological,
nuclear, radiological or chemical weapons; and

(e) Release of’ dangerous substances, or causing fire, floods or explosions


when the purpose of such act, by its nature and context, is to intimidate the general public or a segment thereof, create an
atmosphere or spread a message of fear, to provoke or influence by intimidation the government or any international
organization, or seriously destabilize or destroy the fundamental political, economic, or social structures of the country, or
create a public emergency or seriously undermine public safety, shall be guilty of committing terrorism and shall suffer
the penalty of life imprisonment without the benefit of parole and the benefits of Republic Act No. 10592, otherwise
known as “An Act Amending Articles 29, 94, 97, 98 and 99 of Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as the
Revised Penal Code”: Provided, That, terrorism as defined in this section shall not include advocacy, protest, dissent,
stoppage of work, industrial or mass action, and other similar exercises of civil and political rights, which are not intended
to cause death or serious physical harm to a person, to endanger a person’s life, or to create a serious risk to public safety.

3. Who are considered Terrorist individuals? 

-Terrorist Individual shall refer to any natural person who commits any of the acts defined and penalized under Sections 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12 of this Act.

4. Who are considered Accessory in R.A. 11479?

- Any person who, having knowledge of the commission of any of the crimes defined and penalized under Section 4 of
this Act, without having participated therein, takes part subsequent to its commission in any of the following manner: (a)
by profiting himself/herself or assisting the offender to profit by the effects of the crime; (b) by concealing or destroying
the body of the crime, or the effects, or instruments thereof, in order to prevent its discovery; or (o) by harboring,
concealing, or assisting in the escape of the principal or conspirator of the crime, shall be liable as an accessory and shall
suffer the penalty of imprisonment of twelve (12) years.

No person, regardless of relationship or affinity, shall be exempt from liability under this section.

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