Despite proof, PNP says it did not try to link community pantries to rebelsMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police on Thursday said it has not tried to link community pantries to communist rebels despite actual attempts to do so on social media. The Quezon City Police District last month apologized for Facebook posts red-tagging community pantries in the country. Its social media staff, however, got off with a "reminder" to be more "circumspect." Red-tagging by police on social mediaThe PNP leadership has yet to acknowledge a pattern of red-tagging by police units. RELATED: Plot twist: From community pantries to police-run 'Barangayanihan''No profiling of community pantries'Eleazar also denied that policemen were "profiling" community pantry organizers, days after one pantry organizer in Marikina was made to give up his contact information and home address to cops.

Source: Philippine Star May 13, 2021 04:18 UTC