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RESIST RED-TAGGING. Human rights defenders and progressive groups hold up calls for an end to red-tagging, militarization, and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) during the launch of the RESIST! SMR campaign in Davao City on October 21, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Christine Bustamante)

Cancer survivor recounts harassment as rights groups launch resistance campaign

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Emma Ricaforte was recovering from cancer treatment when alleged representatives of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the 10th Infantry Division (10ID)…

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Read more about the article Former staff harassed following terror designation of environmental group
Activists in Davao City continue to raise the call to stop red-tagging and harassment of activists and community workers. Two Lumad students and two teachers were recently cleared from trumped up charges filed by the military. (Sean Jhayzeith Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Former staff harassed following terror designation of environmental group

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Human rights and progressive groups raised alarms over the alleged harassment of a former staff member of the Kalasan People’s Center for Environmental Concerns, Inc. (KALASAN…

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Read more about the article Envi group tracks impact of red-tagging on Lumad in Mindanao
Another propaganda poster against rights defenders in Davao is spotted along the building of Sta. Ana Church, this time blatantly tagging UCCP Bishop Hamuel Tequis as a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines as well as Dr. Jean Lindo of Gabriela. (CameraGabriela-SMR)

Envi group tracks impact of red-tagging on Lumad in Mindanao

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Lumad and environment defenders in Mindanao continue to experience and defy the effects of red-tagging, militarization and harassment in digital space. This was raised during a…

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