Activity Title: 2.6 Scaffold #1-Where should I stand?

Learning Target: to formulate a statement of opinion or assertion

Instructions:
1. Read the article below.
2. Provide your stand about the issue.
Duterte signs anti-terror bill
By Catherine S. Valente, TMT, July 4, 2020,

SOURCE: https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/07/04/news/headlines/duterte-signs-anti-terror-bill/737547/

Make sure to back up your opinion with facts and evidences.

OPINION POST

What is your stand or opinion about the Anti-Terror Bill? Do you agree with
its implementation?
Yes, I agree with the implementation of Anti-Terror Bill. The Anti-Terror Bill must now be called Anti-
Terror Act since it is already signed by the President of the Philippines. This law now clearly substitutes
the Human Security Act of 2007 for penalizing acts of terrorism and must be upheld to be implemented
throughout the country. The provisions of the said Act constitute guidelines and penalty provisions that
will strengthen the chance of our country to repel, if not obliterate, the acts of terrorism that is
destroying the welfare of the public in general and being condemned globally.

The Anti-Terror Act pursues to amend and repeal the Human Security Act of 2007 (HSA) and strictly
punish those who will propose, incite, conspire, participate in the planning, training, preparation, and
facilitation of a terrorist act; including those who will provide material support to terrorists, and recruit
members in a terrorist organization.

The Anti-Terror Act does not deprive us of our rights to have our day in courts of justice; to file cases
against potential abuse of power and authority that might violate our certain inherent constitutional
rights. On the final note, law abiding citizens must not be threatened by this Act since it only wants to
prevent and as much as possible defeat unlawful doings like the acts of terrorism.

Supporting Evidence/Fact 1

It is important to understand and tackle the fact that a law before being enacted must first pass the
procedural standards laid down by the 1987 Constitution, specifically on Article VI Sections 26 and 27. A
law that was duly passed has always the presumption that it has been studied well by the Congress and
by the President, before it can be enacted and implemented to the public in general. Only the Honourable
Supreme Court can declare a law to be invalid and unconstitutional for it to be declared as unlawful and
that might cause injustice to the people. Source: The 1987 Philippine Constitution

Supporting Evidence/Fact 2

One of the most recent acts of terrorism that affected our country at large is the Marawi siege that totally
destroyed the certain City where the acts of terrorism happened and affected our economy on the
national level. This kind of terrorism acts should be prevented and the Anti-Terror Act will be one of the
instruments our Government can use. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/list/tag/marawi-siege

Supporting Evidence/Fact 3

The United Nations itself urged the law making department of our Country to strengthen its defense
against acts of terrorism. Our country as a signatory and member of the United Nations, should duly abide
by the generally accepted principles of international law as established and stated in our Constitution
specifically on Article II Section 2. Source: 1987 Philippine Constitution, The United Nations Security
Council Counter-Terrorism Committee and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes

ARGUMENTATIVE PARAGRAPH RUBRIC

4 3 2 1

ORGANIZATION Information is Information is Information is There is no clear

presented in a presented in a presented in a structure
logical order and logical order but logical order but
maintains the does not always does not maintain
 interest of the maintain the the interest of the
audience interest of the audience
audience

GOAL There is one goal or There is one goal or A personal opinion The personal
thesis that strongly thesis that states a is not clearly stated opinion is not easily
and clearly states a personal opinion and there is little understood and
personal opinion and identifies the reference to the there is no
and identifies the issue issue reference to the
issue issue

REASON FOR Three or more Three or more Two reasons are Less than two
SUPPORT excellent reasons reasons are stated stated but the reasons are stated
are stated with but the arguments arguments are and the arguments
good support. It is are somewhat weak somewhat weak are weak
evident that a lot of
thought and
research was out
into the task

GRAMMAR AND There are no errors There are few There are errors in There are several
MECHANICS in grammar, errors in grammar, grammar, errors in grammar,
mechanics, and/or mechanics, and/or mechanics, and/or mechanics, and/or
spelling spelling and they do spelling and affects spelling
not interfere with the message of the
the message of the text
text

ORIGINALITY The style of writing The style of writing The style of writing The style of writing
is highly original is original and it is somehow original is not original and it
and it reflects the reflects the writer’s and it reflects the does not reflect the
writer’s personal personal. writer’s personal writer’s personal
style. style. style.