Yes, I was 'red-tagged' twice

By Ruben D. Torres

Sep 30, 2022 12:07 am

LABOR MATTERS

IN the 1960s, being an activist was just that, an activist — not a communist or a terrorist. Today, expressing critical political, social and economic views can easily lead to an accusation on social media by some zealots in government that you are a communist, a subversive or, worse, a terrorist.

Consider the case of the judge who was 'red-tagged' by a high official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac).

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