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Leila de Lima, a representative of the Mamamayang Liberal Party and a human rights activist, called for urgent measures to be taken to end the practice of red-tagging in the Philippines on Saturday.
De Lima has vowed to criminalize red-tagging in the upcoming 20th Congress of the Senate of the Philippines. Among the bills that she will table on priority is House Bill No. 1431, titled the “Human Rights Defenders (HRD) Protection Act,” to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders. In her statement, she said that, “They are just protecting our people, yet they continue to be under serious threat and their work has become extremely dangerous”.
To underline the gravity of the issue, she also cited a report by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, which documented that the Philippines had the highest number of alleged abductions of human rights defenders in Asia from 2023-2024. It also ranks first out of 23 South Asian countries in terms of the number of such abductions.
The practice of red-tagging refers to accusing or labelling people as being affiliated with the communist insurgency and harassing them on that pretext. This practice stems from the anti-communist sentiments that rose in the Philippines during the Cold War period. Victims of this practice are often journalists, activists, and academicians, who are accused of subversion and treason.
De Lima was herself detained in February 2017, on the basis of three fabricated charges that were widely condemned. She was chair of the Commission on Human Rights when she spearheaded an investigation into certain killings in Davao City, where Rodrigo Duterte was the mayor. Duterte subsequently became President in 2016, and launched a “war against drugs”. De Lima also investigated violations and extrajudicial actions done during this “war against drugs”. On June 24, 2025, a trial court acquitted her of her final charge, thus clearing her of all accusations. Throughout this time, she has made several efforts to highlight the dangers of red-tagging and call for holistic measures to put an end to it.
The Supreme Court of the Philippines had delivered a celebrated judgement on July 4, 2023, in the case of Siegfred D. Deduro v. Major General Eric C. Vinoya. The court declared red-tagging a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security. The decision was welcomed by various human rights organizations, while its limited impact and scope were also noted.
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De Lima has vowed to criminalize red-tagging in the upcoming 20th Congress of the Senate of the Philippines. Among the bills that she will table on priority is House Bill No. 1431, titled the “Human Rights Defenders (HRD) Protection Act,” to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders. In her statement, she said that, “They are just protecting our people, yet they continue to be under serious threat and their work has become extremely dangerous”.
To underline the gravity of the issue, she also cited a report by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, which documented that the Philippines had the highest number of alleged abductions of human rights defenders in Asia from 2023-2024. It also ranks first out of 23 South Asian countries in terms of the number of such abductions.
The practice of red-tagging refers to accusing or labelling people as being affiliated with the communist insurgency and harassing them on that pretext. This practice stems from the anti-communist sentiments that rose in the Philippines during the Cold War period. Victims of this practice are often journalists, activists, and academicians, who are accused of subversion and treason.
De Lima was herself detained in February 2017, on the basis of three fabricated charges that were widely condemned. She was chair of the Commission on Human Rights when she spearheaded an investigation into certain killings in Davao City, where Rodrigo Duterte was the mayor. Duterte subsequently became President in 2016, and launched a “war against drugs”. De Lima also investigated violations and extrajudicial actions done during this “war against drugs”. On June 24, 2025, a trial court acquitted her of her final charge, thus clearing her of all accusations. Throughout this time, she has made several efforts to highlight the dangers of red-tagging and call for holistic measures to put an end to it.
The Supreme Court of the Philippines had delivered a celebrated judgement on July 4, 2023, in the case of Siegfred D. Deduro v. Major General Eric C. Vinoya. The court declared red-tagging a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security. The decision was welcomed by various human rights organizations, while its limited impact and scope were also noted.
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