Virgilio Lorenzo Jr

Harapan 2025: Red-tagging still a threat to life, security, Brosas says

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Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Red-tagging remains a threat to the life and the security of progressive members of society, a senatorial bet of the Makabayan coalition said on Tuesday.</p><p>Rep. Arlene Brosas said red-tagging has been used to stifle freedom of speech.</p><p>“Sasabinin na NPA ka, panakot [ito] para hindi ka makapagsalita at panakot para hindi maniwala ang mga tao sa sinasabi niyo. Sa tingin ko hindi dapat ito ginagawa bilang weapon. It’s a form of binubusalan ang iyong karapatan, freedom of expression,” said Brosas.</p><p>“Ang mahalaga pa natin na magamit dito ay yung Supreme Court decision last time on red-tagging diba? Nagkaroon ng ganyang decision na malinaw na threat to life and security ang ginagawa ng ganito para hindi makapagsalita ang mga tulad naming progresibo,” she said.</p><p>The Supreme Court (SC) last year declared that &quot;red-tagging,&quot; or linking an individual to the communist movement, constitutes &quot;threats to a person’s right to life, liberty, or security.&quot;</p><p>In a ruling, the SC said that &quot;labelling a person &#x27;red&#x27; often comes with frequent surveillance, direct harassment, and in some instances, eventual death.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, Brosas said she would continue to fight for the removal of VAT, e-VAT, excise tax on fuel, and the raising of minimum wage if elected in the Senate.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/live?/W4WH6-XRhIE?si=rKc2QlfZJA2MLpl_&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Red-tagging remains a threat to the life and the security of progressive members of society, a senatorial bet of the Makabayan coalition said on Tuesday.</p>

Red-tagging remains a threat to the life and the security of progressive members of society, a senatorial bet of the Makabayan coalition said on Tuesday.