MANILA, Philippines — Oral arguments on petitions against the Anti-Terror Act (ATA) will push through on February 2, the Supreme Court (SC) has said, after it denied the bid of Solicitor General Jose Calida to have it canceled over Covid-19 fears.
In its resolution dated January 19, the SC said it “resolved to proceed with the oral arguments on February 2, 2021 and defer action on the prayers for injunctive reliefs until after the termination thereof.”
It also resolved to “deny the supplement to the urgent partial motion for reconsideration…filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) praying that the Court…cancel the scheduled oral arguments and allow the parties t…
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