Acknowledging that the country's antiterror law leans in favor of the government, Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Wednesday exhorted all magistrates in the country to try harder to balance the state's police power with the rights of individuals. 'Both [state police power and individual rights] are essential for the enjoyment of the blessings of democracy as espoused by the Constitution,' the Chief Justice said at a legal forum on the antiterror law in Cebu City. 'After all, public interest is but an aggregate of private interests—all of which deserve equal protection,' he said in a discussion of proposed judicial rules on the controversial antiterror law (Republic Act No.

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