MANILA, Philippines —Senate President Vicente Sotto III has found “value” in the warning earlier issued by Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. to female celebrities engaging with progressive groups.
After a former lawmaker said the New People’s Army (NPA) prioritizes recruitment among activists, Sotto surmised that Parlade’s warning might be “correct.”
Ex-Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Teddy Casio told a Senate investigation into the alleged red-tagging activities of military officials on Tuesday that the NPA usually recruits among the “idealistic sectors of our society.”
Casio, who was among individuals tagged as a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has denied s…
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