MANILA, Philippines — Who is the undersecretary organizing troll farms for the 2022 elections? And is this official also the one behind the red-tagging of progressive groups?
Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite raised these questions in a statement issued on Tuesday — a day after Sen. Panfilo Lacson revealed that an undersecretary had approached a former member of his staffasking for help in organizing at least two troll farms per province that would be used to discredit opposition groups fielding candidates in the 2022 national elections.
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In his statement, Gaite pressed Lacson for details, ur…
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