MANILA, Philippines – The government does not red-tag individuals or groups suspected to have communist ties, but rather does “truth-tagging,” a government lawyer told the Supreme Court.
During the resumption of oral argument on the petitions to nullify the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Assistant Solicitor-General Marissa Dela Cruz-Galandines said it was the “leftist” who coined the concept of “red-tagging.”
Associate Justice Ricardo Rosario mentioned the community pantries whose organizers – particularly Ana Patricia Non – were tagged as a communist by NTF-ELCAC Spokespersons Antonio Parlade and Lorraine Badoy, also the undersecretary for communications.
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