MANILA, Philippines — The minority bloc lawmakers of the House of Representatives have called on the resignation of Presidential Communications Operations Office Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy over her “malicious red-tagging” of Makabayan bloc lawmakers. Aside from Badoy’s resignation, the lawmakers urged her and PCOO officials to take down its social media posts that “disrespect and slander” the Makabayan bloc lawmakers. Badoy’s malicious terrorist tagging of the Makabayan bloc Representatives are putting in jeopardy, not only the security but more importantly the lives of sitting members of the House,” it added. Makabayan lawmakers earlier called for the resignation of Badoy over red-tagging them without any sufficient basis. However, Badoy said she is only willing to resign if the six progressive lawmakers denounce the communist rebels’ atrocities, among other conditions.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2020 09:11 UTC