MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate vehemently denied before a Senate hearing on Tuesday that he is an official of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
“Tahasan kong sinasabi sa Komiteng ito, Mr. Chair, na hindi ako miyembro o opisyal ng Communist Party of the Philippines o (CPP). Hindi ako rebelde o miyembro ng NDFP (National Democratic Front of the Philippines),” Zarate said during the hearing of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation on the issue of red-tagging of certain personalities and organizations.
NDFP is the political arm of the CPP.
Zarate likewise reiterated that Bayan Muna was not crea…
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