Following the Supreme Court's ruling that red-tagging threatens a person's life and liberty, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. maintained Thursday that the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict would not be abolished.The President said that NTF-ELCAC, which has repeatedly earned the ire of militant groups over its alleged practice of red-tagging individuals, should be allowed to carry out its important mission."Ito nga.
"Tatapusin namin kasi mayroon pa yatang iilan na barangay na hindi pa natapos. May iilan pa na mga returnees na hindi pa nabigyan ng tulong," Marcos said."Kaya nakakuha ako ng report kanina. Tatapusin namin lahat 'yan bago natin pag-isipan na mai-ano 'yung NTF-ELCAC. Tanggalin na natin 'yan NTF-ELCAC pagka hindi na kailangan," he added.Recently, Human Rights Watch said Marcos should adopt measures to end red-tagging, such as the abolition of the NTF-ELCAC.
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Marcos urged to end red-tagging, scrap NTF-ELCAC after landmark SC rulingThe human rights groups also called for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
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