Senate panel report on ‘Red-tagging’ probe reaches plenary

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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate national defense committee on Monday reported out in plenary the committee report on its investigation into alleged Red-tagging activities by the military.

In sponsoring the report during the plenary session, committee chair Senator Panfilo Lacson said his panel’s Red-tagging probe “has been one of the most complex” Senate inquiries that he has presided over.

“It involved parties from the opposite poles that defy the law of magnetism in that not only would never attract each other but in fact ready to cut each other’s throat,” he said.

He also noted the “profuse bashing and criticisms from both political spheres—trolls included” that he and t…

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