GABRIELA Women’s party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas, along with first nominee Sarah Elago, on Sunday strongly condemned the renewed wave of red-tagging against Makabayan bloc candidates, including GABRIELA.
“We are witnessing a dangerous repeat of the 2022 elections playbook where state-backed entities are systematically spreading disinformation to undermine progressive candidates. Several Facebook pages are now circulating the malicious falsehood that GABRIELA Women’s Party and other Makabayan candidates have been designated as terrorists by the Anti-Terrorism Council,” Brosas said.
“The attacks mirror the tactics previously employed by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) during the previous national elections,” she added.
Elago said such coordinated disinformation campaigns aim to discourage voters from supporting candidates who “genuinely represent marginalized sectors and consistently champion people’s rights.”
“These are desperate attempts to silence critical voices in government. GABRIELA Women’s Party has consistently advocated for women’s rights, fought against gender-based violence, and pushed for policies that address the needs of ordinary Filipino families. Our track record speaks for itself,” she said. Rio N. Araja
Elago urged the Commission on Elections and social media platforms to take immediate action against the “malicious posts.”