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Solon blasts Parlade's appointment to NSC

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Posted at Sep 10 09:11 AM

A lawmaker on Friday assailed the appointment of former Army Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. to the National Security Council. Read more »

Anti-Terror law petitioners hit red-tagging during SC oral arguments

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 06:42 PM

Instead of answering questions, petitioners said Esperon made unresponsive statements and played videos involving Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison, supposedly identifying organizations allied with the CPP. Read more »

Community pantries an inspiration, the problem is Parlade: Gatchalian

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Posted at Apr 26 01:35 PM

Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. should focus on the military's Southern Luzon Command instead of calling lawmakers names and linking organizers of community pantries to the communist movement, a senator said Monday. Read more »

VP Robredo blasts officials red-tagging community pantry organizers

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Updated as of Apr 25 05:21 PM

MANILA - Finding fault in organizers of community pantries and linking them to the communist movement are "misplaced and irresponsible," especially during this pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday. Read more »

House probe sought on 'profiling,' 'red-tagging' of community pantry organizers

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Posted at Apr 22 02:19 PM

The Makabayan bloc is seeking an inquiry into the alleged profiling and red-tagging of organizers of community pantries, which have popped up across the country as a response to hunger and unemployment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Red tagging report: Senate wants Parlade out as NTF-ELCAC spox

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 12:44 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The Senate on Wednesday recommended the immediate removal of Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. as spokesperson of the country's anti-insurgency task force, citing violations in the 1987 Constitution. Read more »

Parlade to retire soon, no interest in new government post: Defense chief

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 12:58 PM

Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. is set to retire in a few months but is uninterested in securing another government post, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said, Thursday. Read more »

Military urged: Fire Parlade over red-tagging claims

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Posted at Feb 08 10:38 AM

A lawyer's group is urging the Armed Forces to fire a ranking military official for alleged persistent red-tagging claims, the latest of which involved a journalist whom he accused of being a propagandist. Read more »

NTF-ELCAC’s continued red-tagging makes AFP apology deceptive

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 31 11:38 PM

The AFP and DND Sec. Delfin Lorenzana’s promise to institute measures to ensure that such blunder will not happen again are not only inadequate but even deceptive because the TF-ELCAC continues its red-tagging spree of colleges and universities. Read more »

SC appoints ex-Justice Jardeleza as amicus curiae in anti-terror law oral arguments

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 01:51 PM

The Supreme Court has appointed retired SC Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza as amicus curiae in the oral arguments on the petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act but did not act on a similar bid by former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza. Read more »

Carpio group asks SC to look into Parlade post red-tagging petitioners vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 26 03:05 AM

Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and his fellow-petitioners against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) have called the attention of the Supreme Court to a Facebook post by a certain “Antonio Parlade” that allegedly red-tagged those opposed to the new law. Read more »

LOOK: Angel Locsin meets with Parlade over red-tagging issue

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Posted at Nov 14 09:34 PM

Angel Locsin has met with military official Antonio Parlade Jr. over the latter’s claim that the actress’ sister has links with communist rebels.  Read more »

Año tells military: Back up your claims in red-tagging

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Posted at Oct 28 11:04 AM

MANILA— Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday urged the military to back with evidence claims implicating individuals or groups involved in the communist insurgency.   Read more »

Catriona Gray says Parlade has apologized for red-tagging her

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Updated as of Oct 28 11:11 AM

Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has already apologized to Catriona Gray for red-tagging her, the former Miss Universe said in an ANC interview on Wednesday. Read more »

Palace: Duterte wants police, military to 'keep quiet' instead of red-tagging

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Updated as of Oct 26 08:14 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte wants the police and military to "keep quiet" while doing their job, Malacañang said Monday, after a general cautioned some female celebrities about their alleged association with some left-leaning organizations. Read more »

DILG chief: Let Angel, Catriona, Liza express freely

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 08:23 PM

Celebrities advocating various causes should be allowed to express their views without restraint, a top government official said Monday, amid growing concern over the continuous red-tagging by some officials. Read more »

Surveillance without court order is harassment: Colmenares

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Updated as of Oct 27 12:03 AM

Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares said Monday putting him under surveillance without a court order is harassment, as he dared government to file a case against him if there was evidence that he is a communist rebel. Read more »

CHR: Authorities must draw up rules vs red-tagging

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Posted at Oct 24 04:14 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday urged authorities to make a clear set of guidelines that would prevent red-tagging. Read more »

'Brouhaha na lumalaki': Defense chief to meet with Parlade, ELCAC on red-tagging

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 11:44 PM

The country’s defense chief on Friday said he would meet with the military official who warned celebrities on being associated with leftist groups, as well as with several officials from the country’s anti-insurgency task force to address the issue of red-tagging that he claimed “went out of hand.”  Read more »

CHR blasts Parlade’s remarks: Celebrities have right to express convictions

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Posted at Oct 23 04:44 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday expressed concern on a military official’s stern warning to actress Liza Soberano and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray about the groups they were associated with, saying celebrities have the right to express their own convictions and beliefs.  Read more »