1. It created the crime known as terrorism and declared it to be “ a crime against the Filipino people, against humanity, and
against the law of nations”.
II. Defines the crime of terrorism to be the commission of “any of the crimes of :
A. Under the Revised Penal Code.
i. Piracy in general and Mutiny in the High Seas or in the Philippine Waters
ii. rebellion
iii. Coup d’etat
iv. Murder
v. Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention
B. Under Special Laws
i. Arson under P.D. 1613
ii. Violation of R.A. 6969 ( Toxic Substance ad Nuclear Waste Control)
iii. R.A. 5207 ( Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968)
iv. Hijacking
v. Piracy in Phil. Waters and Highway Robbery
vi. P.D. 1866 ( Possession and Manufacture of Firearms/explosives)
thereby sowing and creating a condition of widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace, in order
to coerce the government to give in to an unlawful demand”