Heavily-funded anti-Red task force plans to seek poll disqualification of leftist party-list groups

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MANILA, Philippines—The government’s anti-communist task force, which is getting up to P16 billion in funding, could seek the disqualification by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) of the left-wing Makabayan bloc of lawmakers in the House of Representatives in future elections.

 

“Our belief became stronger that they should be gone and disqualified by Comelec because of their admission that they don’t believe the NPA should be condemned for its violent actions,” said Esperon in Filipino at a press briefing, referring to New People’s Army, the armed wing of Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

 

Esperon, vice chair of the National Task Force to End Local Co…

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