Activists say killing of IATF doctor enough proof of dangers of red-tagging

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MANILA, Philippines — The killing of a government doctor—tagged by anti-communist groups as a part of the communist armed movement—should be enough to prove that red-tagging puts people’s lives in danger, according to activist groups.

Various organizations on Wednesday spoke out against the killing of Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan in Guihulngan City of Negros Oriental, who was accused of being the spokesperson of Leonardo Panaligan Command of NPA-Central Negros.

Bayan Muna party-list chairperson Neri Colmenares said that the killing of Sancelan, an official of Guihunlngan’s local Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), is a testament to the government’s a…

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