MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc cried foul over plans to disqualify them through the Commission on Elections (Comelec), claiming that it may be a scheme to cripple the opposition in the next polls.
Former Bayan Muna congressman and now party chair Neri Colmenares said that the move from government officials, especially from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Insurgency (NTF-ELCAC), is only meant to stifle dissent and dissuade critics from speaking out.
“Red tagging is intended to stifle dissent and threaten the lives of the victims […] actually to instill fear on Makabayan and other critics to stifle dissent an…
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