July 2, 2020
To: All Heads: Arch/Diocesan Councils of the Laity & National Lay Organizations
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
The peace and love of the Lord!
Yesterday afternoon a broad coalition of business people, labor leaders, the leaders of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, NGOs and Most Rev. Broderick S. Pabillo, D.D., came out with a Unity Statement urging the President to veto the Anti-Terrorism Bill. Please see attached.
We appeal to all organizations to support this statement. Please let us know if you are willing to endorse it. Kindly send your organizations’ logo to us by 10:00 a.m. today so that they will be included in the publication. The unity statement will be published this afternoon.
Thank you & God bless!
Sincerely in the service of the Lord,
ROUQUEL A. PONTE
President
Noted by:
+MOST REV. BRODERICK S. PABILLO, D.D.
Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on the Laity
UNITY STATEMENT TO VETO ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
We, the undersigned citizens and organizations, appeal to the President to veto the anti-Terrorism bill. We are one with the proponents that we need the proper legal provisions to fight this scourge. However, more thorough discussion is needed to get broad support for a law as important as this and to strengthen the unity the country needs to fight the bigger health and economic crisis we are all facing.
