Zarate Backs Lacson In Push To Make Red-Tagging A Crime
RED-TAGGING AS A CRIME – Among the many concerns the public has in this administration is the proliferation of red-tagging amongst critics of the government.
As such, Senator Panfilo Lacson previously said that he’s “seriously considering” making a proposal that criminalizes red-tagging in the Philippines. Along with this, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate backed Lacson in his statements.
According to an article from Inquirer, Zarate said:
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.
Furthermore, Zarate emphasized that government funds should be utilized to improve the lives of the public, not attack them with misinformation, schemes, and fake news. As per the article, Zarate singled out the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) which led to the recent surge in red-tagging cases.
That is why we moved to defund the NTF-ELCAC and re-align the use of its nearly P20 billion budget to rebuild the lives devastated by the calamities and pandemic
According to Zarate, the NTF-ELCAC is merely a source of fake news which provides zero competent and admissible evidence that could stand in court.
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