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Parlade admits profiling of community pantry organizers
National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. confirmed that they are profiling community pantry organizers.
Parlade stated that they are checking the backgrounds of organizers, especially those who posted on social media.
He expressed concern that some organizers may belong to groups seeking donations from abroad.
Parlade alleged that some leftist groups are using the community pantry initiative to advance their propaganda, claiming people are hungry due to government failures.
Despite Parlade's admission, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Debold Sinas denied that the police are profiling community pantry organizers.
Parlade clarified that they are not red-tagging the organizers and promised to release a statement on the issue soon.
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The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has strongly condemned the "unjust profiling" of community pantry organizers, calling them "heroes of this pandemic" and stating that such actions may violate their right to privacy.
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Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite questioned the Philippine National Police's (PNP) profiling of community pantry organizers in Manila.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian criticized Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. for red-tagging community pantry organizers, stating there is no valor in going after civilians feeding their neighbors.
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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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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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