The terrorist-tagging of so-called progressives and the granting of subpoena powers to the Philippine National Police (PNP) are preludes to an intensified crackdown on the Left, a lawmaker said Sunday. “We have laws in place that would address an abuse of this power,” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press briefing. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Duterte signs law giving PNP chief, CIDG execs power to subpoena / Palace: PNP subpoena power won’t be abusedOn March 1, President Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. The lawmaker said the allegations in the court petition were “utterly false.”“The allegations in this malicious court petition are utterly false. READ: Human rights group slams DOJ’s ‘severely defective’ list of ‘terrorists’Duterte declared the CPP/NPA/NDF as terrorists after peace negotiations repeatedly failed.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 11, 2018 03:44 UTC