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2 House panels to probe red-tagging in Cagayan de Oro
Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the alleged red tagging of community pantry organizers.
He expressed concern that this red tagging has caused fear, leading some community pantries to shut down.
The issue is the subject of House Resolution 1725, which calls for an inquiry into such activities.
Rodriguez cited an incident in Cagayan De Oro City where community pantries reportedly stopped operations after being red tagged and profiled.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has identified Cagayan de Oro as the Philippines's "red-tagging capital."
The Maguinhawa Community Pantry temporarily ceased operations after its organizer was linked to the communist movement by the NTF-ELCAC and the Quezon City Police District.
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Bayan Muna Party-list Representative Carlos Zarate and the Makabayan bloc are pushing for a congressional inquiry into the alleged red-tagging and profiling of community pantry organizers by government agencies and officials.
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The pioneering Maginhawa Community Pantry temporarily suspended operations due to alleged red-tagging by the Quezon City Police District and the National Task Force to ELCAC, leading to safety concerns for its organizers and volunteers.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Debold Sinas has ordered an investigation into police personnel allegedly involved in the profiling and red-tagging of community pantry organizers.
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The Quezon City People's Law Enforcement Board (QC PLEB) has formally asked the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) to explain its alleged red-tagging of the Maginhawa community pantry.
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Eight senators across party lines condemned the red-tagging of community pantry organizers by the police and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
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