MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan bloc is seeking an inquiry into the alleged red-baiting of Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court judge Monique Quisumbing-Ignacio following the dismissal of criminal charges filed by state forces against a red-tagged journalist and a trade unionist.
The House bloc filed House Resolution No. 1674, which calls on the House Committee on Justice to conduct the investigation amid threats to the life and security of Quisumbing-Ignacio, which lawmakers said came at a time “when threats against members of the legal profession are in an all-time high.”
On March 5, Quisumbing-Ignacio, presiding judge of the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Bran…
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