Party-lists Bayan Muna and Kabataan call on the Commission on Elections to release election guidelines against red-tagging.
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00:00Partylists Bayan Muna and Kabataan call on the Commission on Elections to release election
00:06guidelines against red-tagging.
00:08This after red-tagging posters targeting Kabataan, Bayan Muna, and partylist Alliance of Health
00:14Workers popped up in Cagayan de Oro before the February 11 visit of Makabayan senatorial
00:19and partylist candidates.
00:21The red-tagging campaign attempts to link progressive groups to organizations that espouse
00:25radical solutions to society's problems.
00:28The Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army, and the National Democratic
00:32Front.
00:33In May 2024, the Supreme Court clearly defined red-tagging as a direct assault on individuals'
00:38constitutional rights to life, liberty, and security.
00:41Despite the SC's ruling, Congress has yet to act, leaving red-tagging unpunished by
00:46law.
00:47The Comelec has yet to release guidelines on red-tagging as of posting.