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Slice of P*I* Ep. 5: On Red-tagging (Mayo Uno Special)


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Solidarity forever! Workers of the world unite!

In this Mayo Uno Labor Day special, we discuss the practice and abuses of "Red-tagging" or accusing people of being communists. Why is it a problem? Can Red-tagging be a good thing? What should we do with this problematic practice? How should we handle the reality of armed communists and the left? This and more in the episode.



Sources:

In the Philippines, a label can take your life by Michael Beltran

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/philippines-label-can-take-your-life


Philippine General Criticized for Saying Community Pantries Are the Work of ‘Satan’ by Nick Aspinwall

https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/philippine-general-criticized-for-saying-community-pantries-are-the-work-of-satan/ 


Calida red-tags Colmenares, others in front of SC by Marlon Ramos

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1424584/calida-red-tags-colmenares-others-in-front-of-sc


Hands off our children: Saving PH youth from communism   by Ma. Teresa Montemayor

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1079689


Being a communist does not make one a criminal by Antonio Contreras

https://www.manilatimes.net/2018/12/08/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/being-a-communist-does-not-make-one-a-criminal/479595/


Anti-communist party Law 

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1957/ra_1700_1957.html


Anti-Terror law

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2020/06jun/20200703-RA-11479-RRD.pdf


Human Security Law

https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2007/ra_9372_2007.html


Makabayan Officials deny linnks with CPP-NPA but wont condemn reds

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/24/20/makabayan-officials-deny-links-with-cpp-npa-but-wont-condemn-reds


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