BAGUIO CITY — A human rights lawyer, who was tagged as a terrorist by the Department of Justice (DOJ), is the Liberal Party (LP) candidate for Baguio City mayor. Also on the list was UN special rapporteur for indigenous peoples’ rights, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, who was also cleared by the court. A former city councilor, he ran for mayor under the Nationalist People’s Coalition in 2016 but lost to Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan, who is ending his third term. Molintas said he was ambivalent about the impact of being tagged as terrorist on his campaign. He said it was the administration’s “persecution” of critics and the opposition that prompted him to join LP and run for mayor again.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 14, 2018 21:11 UTC