UP Diliman slams NTF-Elcac red-tagging of students, faculty, staff
MANILA, Philippines — A University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman committee condemned the “continuous red-tagging, harassment, and intimidation” of its constituents, particularly students, by agents and supporters of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac).
The UP Diliman Committee on the Protection of Academic Freedom and Human Rights said on Monday, Sept. 28, that it “stand[s] with our students, faculty, REPS (Research, Extension, and Professional Staff), staff, and other community members who are fighting against the blatant and shameless corruption and impunity in government.”
It pointed out in a statement that social media posts made by NTF-Elcac agents and groups such as Hands of Our Children “showing photos of our constituents and accusing them of being terrorists are malicious and harmful.”
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“It creates an environment that is anxiety-inducing and produces a chilling effect on members of progressive groups that are critical of repressive government policies. It harms their well-being and may affect their relationships with their families and their functioning as members of the University,” it said.
The committee asserted that “activism is not terrorism,” pointing to a 2024 Supreme Court decision that declared “red-tagging, vilification, labelling, and guilt by association threaten a person’s right to life, liberty, or security.”
“Fighting for basic social services and human rights is not terrorism,” it said, calling on the NTF-Elcac and its allied groups to stop red-tagging members of the UP community who are expressing their legitimate dissent. /mcm
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