FACT CHECK: Leftist party-lists vying for congress seats NOT linked to NPA
A Facebook page falsely claimed that leftist party-lists are linked to the NPA. Groups cannot be registered as party-lists if they advocate for violence.
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Philippines: Dangerous ‘Red-Tagging’ of Labor Leaders
This sinister and at times deadly practice, known as “red-tagging,” has become a serious threat to labor rights in the Philippines.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pamphlet sa NICA orientation mali ang depinisyon ng red-tagging
Noong unang bahagi ng Marso, nag-host ang National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) sa CALABARZON ng isang orientation para sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno upang mapigilan sila sa pagsali sa mga grupo tulad ng Kilusang Mayo Uno at Alliance of Concerned Teachers. Pagkatapos ng kaganapan, ang mga dumalo ay binigyan ng isang polyeto na nagsasabing, bukod sa iba pang mga bagay, ang red-tagging ay isang terminong likha ng "communist terrorist groups" (CTG). Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pamphlet in NICA orientation bears wrong definition of red-tagging
Red-tagging is the “vilification, labeling or guilt by association” involving “the characterization of most groups on the left of the political spectrum as “front organizations” for armed groups whose aim is to destroy democracy.”
A relentless stream of red-tagging in 2022
Baseless and unproven accusations linking prominent political figures to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military arm, the New People’s Army (NPA), continue circulating online two years after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 took effect.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Isang walang humpay na daloy ng red-tagging sa 2022
Mga walang basehan at hindi napatunayang akusasyon na nag-uugnay sa mga kilalang personalidad sa pulitika sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) at armadong grupo nito, ang New People's Army (NPA), ay patuloy na kumakalat online dalawang taon matapos magkabisa ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) ng 2020.
Pastors, church lay leader in outreach work seek protection against military personnel
Fearing for their lives and security, two pastors and a lay leader of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) accused of being members of the New People’s Army (NPA) filed a petition for a writ of amparo before the Supreme Court on Monday against soldiers assigned to the 59th Infantry “Protector” Battalion in Bataan.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri falsely claims PH has ‘very free media’ compared to Malaysia, Singapore
Press freedom in the Philippines does not fare better than Singapore and Malaysia, according to the Paris-based World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Zubiri na may ‘napakamalayang media’ ang PH kumpara sa Malaysia, Singapore hindi totoo
Iginiit na "hindi patas" ang ginawa ng Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) ng United Nations na ipahayag ang kanilang mga alalahanin sa mga ulat ng mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao sa bansa, kabilang ang pagkakapatay sa mamamahayag na si Percy Lapid, maling iginiit ni Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri na ang Pilipinas ay may “napakamalayang media” kumpara sa mga bansang tulad ng Malaysia, Singapore at Vietnam.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pagbibigay-katwiran ng Justice Secretary sa red-tagging ng gobyerno nakaliligaw
Sa ika-136 na sesyon ng United Nations Human Rights Committee sa Geneva noong Oktubre 10, binigyang-katwiran ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla ang red-tagging ng gobyerno sa mga kritiko na pinaniniwalaan nilang nakikiisa sa Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). Ito ay nakaliligaw.
