MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate backed Senator Panfilo Lacson who earlier said he is “seriously considering” proposals to make red-tagging a crime in the country.
“I agree with Sen. Lacson in criminalizing red-tagging, in particular for government officials and employees who use government funds and resources to vilify and attack progressives, artists, critics of the administration, the political opposition and even ordinary people just for espousing their beliefs,” Zarate said in a statement.
Zarate said government funds should be used to improve the lives of the people and “not to attack them with premeditated disinformation schemes, malicious innuendos, …
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