, Philippine security officials are now openly declaring longtime humanitarian and religious organizations here as communist fronts.
It was Major General Reuben Basiao, AFP Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence , who presented the list of 18 organizations that are“The NCCP vehemently condemns the malicious and careless tagging of the Armed Forces of the Philippines… We will remain resolute in our prophetic witness and service to the people even in the midst of shrinking democratic space and the rising impunity,” said NCCP in a Facebook post.
“If our vision and mission in the Philippines have led to Oxfam being labelled a ‘local communist terrorist group’ or a funder of ‘communist terrorist groups,’ then we find this a most troubling situation. These allegations affect not only us, but also put the communities and partners we work with at risk,” said Oxfam on Facebook.
Patrick Torres, executive director of Central Visayas Fardec, also denied their group is a front for the Communist Party of the Philippines.
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