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The Philippine government on Wednesday “strongly condemned” roadside bombings by communist rebels that killed two civilians and injured five others during the weekend.
A spokesman for the insurgents later apologized to the family of the civilians who died in one of the blasts, saying they were not the intended targets and that the group had a policy of not attacking civilians.
In the first attack, communist New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas detonated an anti-personnel mine along a road in a remote village in Masbate, a province in the central Philippines, as a group of bicyclists passed by on Sunday, police said.
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Sunday, May 23, defended a lawyer who was “red-tagged” in a social media post for representing 11 students who were arrested on their way to Angeles City to participate in the May 1 Labor Day rally. IBP
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Truth-tagging? | Courts junk cases vs red-tagged activists, peace consultants
Ironically, cases against red-tagged individuals are being dismissed by government courts for lack of probable cause or because of insufficient evidence. Motions to quash search warrants were also granted by the courts, declaring whatever so-called evidence the police have acquired during the search as inadmissible.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – During the oral arguments on the Anti-Terror Act at the Supreme Court, government lawyers and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. insisted that red-tagging is not a policy of the government.