Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday called on the Senate to investigate alleged reports of the Philippine National Police's (PNP) red-tagging of progressive groups through its official social media accounts.
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday called on the Senate to investigate alleged reports of the Philippine National Police’s red-tagging of progressive groups through its official social media accounts.In filing Senate Resolution No. 451, De Lima said it is imperative to exact accountability from the persons responsible for such state-sponsored disinformation campaigns.
“This practice of red-tagging undermines the fundamental principles of the Constitution and other international treaties to uphold, promote, and protect basic human rights, particularly the right to freedom of speech and expression,” she said. “Activists and legitimate political dissent may be wrongfully conflated with terrorists and acts of terror with such irresponsible and malicious acts perpetrated by state agents,” she said.
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