Manila Bulletin
PNP 'profiling' of community pantry organizers slammed
Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite questioned the Philippine National Police's (PNP) profiling of community pantry organizers in Manila.
Gaite's statement followed a viral social media post where organizers were asked to fill out forms and disclose their affiliations by police officers.
He questioned the necessity of such profiling and the intended use of the gathered information by the PNP.
Gaite expressed concern that the PNP's actions might be linked to efforts to discredit community pantries, potentially through red-tagging, especially with the rise of online trolls attacking the initiative.
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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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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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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.
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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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National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. stated that the government is investigating potential links between community pantry organizers and rebel groups.
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