NOT RED-TAGGING. Alma Gabin, former Education Deputy Secretary of the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), attends the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). Gabin said she was not red-tagging when she and three other former top CPP-NPA-NDF members confirmed that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. (Screengrab from PCOO/RTVM) MANILA - Four former top rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) confirmed on Monday that Makabayan Bloc or "KABAG" (Kabataan, Anakbayan, Bayan Muna, ACT, Gabriela) lawmakers are also officials of the CPP-NPA-NDF. At the weekly virtual press briefing of the National Task Force to End
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Gen. Andres Centino (middle), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, presides over the change of command ceremon
BIG LIE. The Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) on Monday (Jan. 24, 2022) slams Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, calling her a lie for her remarks saying 'police and military personnel perpetrated high cases of rape and sexual violence.' PRO-11 clarified that the PNP has institutionalized the Women and Children's Protection Desk and has filed criminal cases committed by the communist New People's Army against women and children. (Photo courtesy of PRO-11) DAVAO CITY - The claim of Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Arlene Brosas about the police and military personnel perpetrated high cases of rape and sexual violence is a big lie, the Police Regional Office in wDavao Region (PRO-11) said in a statement Monday. Brosas has earlier opposed the proposal of vice presidential candidate Mayor Sara Z. Duterte to make military service mandatory for those who reach the age of 18. Brosas cited the high cases of rape and sexual violence perpetrated by the p