This week, two independent local bookstores were defaced with red graffiti. The vandalism read “NPA Terrorista” on the storefront of Popular Bookstore in Quezon City, and later Solidaridad bookshop in Manila reported the barely-legible “NPA” spray-painted on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Children’s Legal Bureau (CLB) is asking the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) to investigate the red-tagging incident of their group using posters placed in the vicinity of the Cebu International Convention Center.…
MANILA, Philippines — The national organization of lawyers has called on the government to “right the wrong and set firm policies against red-tagging” as it disregards due process, rule of law, and weakens the State. “False and…
MANILA, Philippines — There is no place for intolerance, bigotry, and red-tagging in the University of the Philippines, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo said on Friday. Nemenzo pointed out that the premier state university is a “safe…
Government officials, specifically members of the police force, must understand that one cannot claim to love the nation and yet promote historical ignorance. The Manila Police District (MPD) came under fire last week after it reposted in…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) has asked for the intervention of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights amid the attacks and red-tagging of human rights lawyers and…
