MANILA - A military official in Southern Luzon on Monday denied that he has been labelling several activists and journalists as communist insurgents. Maj. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr.
belied accusations that he has "caused undue injury" to any party and "engaged directly or indirectly in any partisan political activity" by red tagging students, activists and journalists.
While activists are "welcome" in a "robust democratic society," several legitimate groups have been included in the list of organizations who recognize Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison as their chairperson, the military official said. "It's like saying in this room, be careful of that guy because he is a thief and we have proof that he stole things," he said.Parlade also belied Sen. Risa Hontiveros' allegation that he identified journalists Maria Ressa and Glenda Gloria as communists after their news organization Rappler published articles critical of the government."I did not tag anyone as a communist. I never said that Glenda Gloria was a communist," he said.
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