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JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Ally Gonzalo speaks to fellow protestors against the new anti-terror law in the Philippines, as over a hundred people gather outside the Manitoba legislature building on Tuesday. The group fears that the Philippines government could deem anyone who opposes its government a terrorist and be met with excessive military and police force. Gonzalo says that they needed to take action quickly as the Filipino government had mislead people to when the bill was going to be put forth. “I am extremely afraid,” he said, being the face of the protest in Winnipeg an action that could deem him a terrorist in the eyes of the Filipino government. The group says that grounds to be tagged as terrorist could also come from a social media post speaking against the Philippines government. Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Reporter: JS