“Only the NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict) has the budget and resources to conduct these kinds of attacks against the opposition candidates.”
“No amount of military distortion can cover up the fact that they were the ones who disrespected the traditional culture of Maundy Thursday for Christians."
“In Davao City, where impunity is perpetuated by the Duterte dynasty, we call on the youth to stand their ground, fight back, and continue the militant Filipino spirit.”
Nica is still a student of Wesleyan University-Philippines in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. However, this does not stop her in pursuing justice. Desaparecidos said that she has been an active member since her brother’s disappearance and a frequent speaker during protests and forums on human rights violations.
“These acts of red-tagging and harassment are fabrications built on false narratives and are being used as justification to openly trample on the basic civil rights of youth and student activists like Eyu [Delfin],” Bahaghari-Nueva Ecija said in a statement.
Red-tagging, the practice of labeling individuals and organizations as communists or terrorists without due process, creates a foreboding environment, which may compromise the safety of candidates as well as their supporters and voters.
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“Is this where the people’s budget goes?” asked KPL Rizal Chairperson Edz Pascual. “Instead of addressing the youth’s problems such as high tuition fees, inadequate facilities, teachers, and a lack of budget for education, [schools] are prioritizing partnerships with the 80th IBPA, who wastes our money in spreading misinformation, threats, and intimidation.”
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"This is a dangerous and malicious act of red-tagging by the BJMP. They are using an unverified social media post from a discredited source to justify surveillance and monitoring of a sitting member of Congress and political prisoners."
We want to use this case as a potential defense mechanism for journalists who experienced the same kind of attacks and harassment,” said Atom Araullo in a press conference, Dec. 19 in Quezon City.
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