An Ethical Assessment of Philippine Laws on National Security through Deontological Ethics

• Main Author: Velasco, David Joseph O.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: national security; deontology; ethics; human rights; natural rights.
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_tph/3; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1709/viewcontent/Velasco.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

As a democratic country, the Philippines value the natural rights enshrined in the Constitution. Filipinos, particularly those who were involved in the preservation of democracy, were up in arms when the Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act and formerly, the repealed Republic Act 9372 or the Human Security Act were passed. Filipinos fear that both infringe on basic human rights, such as that of right to life, liberty, and property. For this reason, there is a need to encourage research that will assess these laws concerning the national security of the country, in an ethical manner, in order to shed light on the ethical basis of these laws whether or not they abide by the foundational moral theories in promoting the national security of the Philippines.