The so called “red
tagging” issue has reached the halls of the Senate as the Senate’s Committee on
National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation
Senator Panfilo Lacson
Offcial notices were sent last October 30 to the
different groups – Bayan Muna, Alliance of Concerned Teachers, Kabataan,
Gabriela, while properly received, did not confirm their attendance.
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An open invitation was likewise
sent last week to the representatives of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan
(Makabayan) bloc of the House of Representatives to voluntarily attend this
public hearing. The letter was coursed through the Speaker of the House,
considering that the Committee cannot issue the said invitation directly to
individual party-list representatives in view of the inter-parliamentary
courtesy existing between the two chambers.
"Having said that, we
received a letter from former Rep. Neri Colmenares requesting that another
hearing be held so he may be given an opportunity to attend, but without the
presence of the members of the security sector, particularly Lt. Gen. (Antonio)
Parlade. The chair may have to discuss this with the members of the
committee," Lacson said.
Lawyer for the
Makabayan bloc, Atyy. Maneeka Sarza represented the group in the Senate
hearing.
In a letter submitted
to the committee, Makabayan bloc representatives are unable to atted the scheduled
Senate hearing because all of them are busy and is focusing on their different
relief missions for the victims of Super Typhoon.
Senator proceeded in convening the hearing in pursuance
of its oversight authority over the defense sector on the issue of red-tagging
or red-baiting pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 559.
"As I have repeatedly done in
the recent past, let me be forthright by saying that as one of the authors and
the principal sponsor of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, we ensure that the
same is applied correctly and appropriately with utmost respect for the rule of
law, and that the Bill of Rights under the 1987 Constitution will always be the
backbone of this legislation," Lacson said in his opening statement.
Members of the defense sector( AFP?PNP)
who were physically present during the hearing outlined and presented proof of
the radicalization and recruitment program targeting youths by communist
terrorist groups using front organizations.
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