MANILA, Philippines — A mere spokesperson should not be a reason to ignore a government policy, Malacaang said Monday amid calls to defund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) over its alleged involvement in a number of red-tagging incidents.
“Malayo pa ‘yung tatahakin nyan kung talagang madedefund po ‘yan. Ang aking panawagan sa ating mga policy makers, alam naman po nila na ang policy ay may pagkakaiba doon sa mga nagpapatupad ng policy. At hindi naman dahilan para isang tao na tagapag-salita ang maging dahilan para mabalewala ang isang polisiya,” asserted presidential spokesperson Harry Roque during an online briefing when asked to c…
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