MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police chief Gen Guillermo Eleazar denied on Thursday that cops are behind the red-tagging of individuals and groups online, as he urged the public to report to authorities such instances.
“Well, unang-una po ay wala naman talaga tayong ginagawang red-tagging,” Eleazar told Teleradyo when asked about some police stations posting in their social media accounts the names of certain progressive organizations as having links to alleged terrorists.
(Well, first of all, we are not doing any red-tagging.)
Eleazar pointed out that some left-leaning groups who have been named have previously been identified by the Communist Party as its fro…
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