MANILA, Philippines — Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez is in favor of criminalizing red-tagging.
In a recent interview, the congresswoman said that “red-tagging is never right,” expounding that: “There are serious implications to a person’s life and reputation so I think that is the reason why sometimes people
in government has a bad name because there is lack of accountability. We are accountable for the statements we release, for what we say even in private. All the more the officials who have a big responsibility and who are in charge of our country.”
Nine other legislators also expressed the need to criminalize red-tagging.
At the Senate, Senator Franklin Drilon …
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