MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año found no issue with tarpaulins carrying messages denouncing communist rebels or terrorist groups. "The expressions of sentiment against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front atrocities are free speech and are legally protected under the Constitution... It is just right that people denounce them for their crimes against the people," Año is quoted as saying in reports. "Unmasking these groups controlled and directed by the Communist Party of the Philippines through party branches embedded in them is the solemn duty of government. “I believe these tarpaulins are mere expressions of citizens or certain groups that they are fed up with abuses and atrocities perpetrated by the CPP/NPA/NDF.

Source: Philippine Star October 25, 2020 02:15 UTC