MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives on Thursday expressed its belief that current legal remedies against red-tagging are “insufficient, defective and lacking” after the Senate committee on defense released its report that read there is no need to criminalize red-baiting.
“We disagree with the finding that there are legal remedies in place to protect the rights of victims of red-tagging,” the progressive bloc said in a statement.
“Current legal remedies are insufficient, defective and lacking,” the bloc added.
Aside from this, the Makabayan bloc also expressed its dismay that the Senate panel report “refused to acknowledge” the link between …
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