(Bangkok) – The Philippine government practice of “red-tagging” has placed leftist activists and critics at serious risk under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Human Rights Watch ...
Multinational businesses with operations in the Philippines need to be aware of the growing trend of red-tagging, which is the practice of falsely accusing individuals or organizations of being ...
The Philippine government has accused union leaders and members of being combatants or supporters of communist insurgency, putting them at great risk of harassment and violence. This sinister and at ...
It starts with an accusation. Not a bullet. Not a court case. Just one label thrown loud enough to stick: “communist-terrorist.” In the Philippines, that’s all it takes. One red tag, and your work, ...
Human rights defenders in the Philippines have cried foul over the restoration of the PHP 10 billion (USD 178.56 million) budget for a government task force known for red-tagging activists and civil ...
The September 2021 “protest” against the Leyte Center for Development. Editor at Large It was back in September 2021 when Jazmin “Minet” Aguisanda-Jerusalem received a phone call from some farmers ...
MANILA, Philippines — Four days before election day, one of the leading party-list groups in pre-election surveys was hit with a disqualification complaint over repeated red-tagging. Several youth ...
Leila de Lima, a lawmaker with the Mamamayang Liberal Party and human rights activist, called for urgent measures to be taken to end the practice of red-tagging in the Philippines on Saturday. De Lima ...
MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro called out the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ...
A global rights group has urged the Philippine government to end its longtime practice of red-tagging and comply with its international commitments and obligations to protect the rights of workers.