MANILA, Philippines — Several youth groups, including the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), trooped to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file complaints against the government’s alleged harassment and red-tagging of youth leaders.
CEGP said in a statement on Friday that the complaint included documented attacks against student journalists and young activists — which they believe heightened after the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act that amended the Human Security Act of 2007.
“Even during a pandemic, the state never fails to showcase its incompetence to the Filipino people. CEGP expresses its strongest con…
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