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Red-tagging schools may embolden military to suppress rights, freedom - CHR

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Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/03/20180921-up-martial-law-jc-2670.jpg"/><figcaption>Students protest in front of Palma Hall at the University of the Philippines in Diliman in commemoration of the declaration of martial law, September 21, 2018. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday expressed alarm over the military&#x27;s accusation that several Metro Manila schools were becoming grounds for communist recruitment for the supposed <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/24/18/duterte-faces-red-october-ouster-plot-military-officials">&quot;Red October&quot;</a> plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte.In a statement, CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia said red-tagging schools and students may embolden the Armed Forces of the Philippines to suppress basic constitutional rights.“This blanket act of red-tagging endangers students and the youth and it may give the AFP a license to arbitrarily infringe [on] the freedom of expression, the right to petition government, as well as to assembly,” de Guia said.Military officials earlier claimed that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has been showing students in 18 Metro Manila schools videos of atrocities during the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to &quot;incite students to rebel against the government.&quot; <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/03/18/afp-bares-metro-manila-schools-linked-to-red-october">AFP bares Metro Manila schools linked to &#x27;Red October&#x27;</a></li></ul>The CHR also emphasized that there was nothing wrong with films on martial law being shown in schools as the Marcos regime was part of the country’s history.“More importantly, it bears stressing that film showings of martial law should not in any way be deemed as subversive, especially because it is a part of our nation&#x27;s history and an established fact, the teaching of which is required by various laws and, therefore, not illegal,” de Guia said.Several schools in the list condemned the allegation and denied that any such recruitment was happening within their campus.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/18/metro-manila-universities-slam-military-red-tagging">Metro Manila universities slam military &#x27;red-tagging&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/18/students-in-red-tagged-schools-deny-alleged-communist-recruitment">Students in Red-tagged schools deny alleged communist recruitment</a></li></ul>

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday expressed alarm over the military's accusation that several Metro Manila schools were becoming grounds for communist recruitment for the supposed "Red October" plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte.

MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday expressed alarm over the military's accusation that several Metro Manila schools were becoming grounds for communist recruitment for the supposed "Red October" plot to oust President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Red-tagging schools may embolden military to suppress rights, freedom - CHR

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 04, 2018 03:58 PM PHT

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Updated October 04, 2018 04:20 PM PHT

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