MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima is seeking a Senate investigation into “recent instances of red-tagging” of University of the Philippines (UP) alumni by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) following the unilateral termination of a pact that prohibits unauthorized military and police presence in the university’s campuses.
De Lima sought for the inquiry in a Senate Resolution No. 628, wherein she lamented how the AFP “continues to make false or misleading statements and sweeping generalizations against law-abiding citizens to support their pre-formed conclusions against its perceived enemies.”
“These instances of red-tagging and spreading of misinfor…
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