Bayan Muna solons slam Tokhang proposal against leftists in Cordillera By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published February 25, 2021 12:01pm
Updated February 25, 2021 1:10pm Two progressive lawmakers on Thursday condemned the resolution in the Cordillera region that seeks to enforce a Tokhang-style campaign against left-leaning individuals and organizations, as part of the efforts against insurgency. Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate and Eufemia Cullamat expressed alarm over the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) Resolution No. 4. Zarate said this could lead to an unprecedented number of killings and illegal arrests against critics of the Duterte administration. This is patently unconstitutional because they want everybody to stop being critical and to think for themselves as well as point out the shortcomings of the government, Zarate said in a statement.