RED-TAGGING | Parlade defends probe of community pantries, somehow mentions Satan

April 21, 2021 , 11:49 AM

(April 21, 2021) – As the government continues to face heavy backlash over the recent red-tagging of community pantries, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) reiterated its position of only making sure the community initiatives aren’t linked to the communist groups.

NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. told One News’ The Chiefs on Tuesday they only acted upon reports from the public about communist groups using community pantries as fronts to push propaganda, although he didn’t show any proof.

“I’m not saying na lahat nitong nag-organize nitong community pantry are part of that organization (Communist Party of the Philippines). But ‘yung deception nila, alam na natin,” said Parlade.

Parlade denied they’re red-tagging organizers of community pantries but added anti-government propaganda shouldn’t be tolerated.

“Hindi kami nagre-red-tag. Hindi kami naniniwala diyan. Sila rin ang kumukulay sa sarili nila. What we are doing is just identifying people who are aligned with the red because of their color, the way they walk, talk,” said Parlade.

Fearing for her safety after several police officers asked her for private information, Patricia Non, founder of the original community pantry in Maginhawa, Quezon City, temporarily closed her operations. It re-opened on Wednesday, a day after she denied in a press briefing that she’s part of any communist group.

Other organizers of community pantries have also complained about state forces approaching them and seeking private information following the Facebook posts of the NTF-ELCAC and the Quezon City Police District linking community pantries to communist groups.

“Kung wala ka naman dapat ikatakot, bakit ka matakot na tinawagan ka ng pulis o nilapitan ka o chineck yung posisyon mo dun? Baka nagtanong din yung pulis kung meron ka bang barangay clearance? Nagpaalam ka ba sa munisipyo? What’s wrong with that?” said Parlade.

Parlade added the community pantries seem very organized, implying similarities to communist groups. As an example, he cited the template message of “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan.” He also said the popular terms “Community Pantry of the Philippines” and the “National Pantry Association” pertain to the links with communist groups, not realizing they are just jokes made by netizens.

Strangely enough, Parlade even compared the rise of community pantries to the story of the “Forbidden Fruit” in the Bible.

“Alam mo isang tao lang ‘yan. Isang tao lang si Anna (Patricia Non). Same with Satan. Si Satan binigyan ng apple si Eve, doon lang nagsimula ‘yun,” said Parlade.

He said he fully supports the 26-year-old Non although he chastised her for “paiyak-iyak pa,” adding she shouldn’t be immediately believed. Parlade also implied Non is part of a certain organization, which he refused to disclose.

“Baka matuwa pa sila (public) dahil nilantad ng gobyerno kung ano si Anna, but we are not saying na ganun si Ana,” said Parlade. “But from the little knowledge I know from Anna, kaya niya gawin ‘yun kasi member siya ng ganito (organization).”

The NTF-ELCAC has a history of baselessly red-tagging critics of the government and has been proven wrong in several instances. Parlade, however, maintained they will not be deterred from doing their role.

“Slowly, we are learning a lot from these experiences and we want to be better especially with our intelligence. After so many years, ngayon lang naging ganito ang gobyerno. So pagbigyan natin ang gobyerno para ayusin nila lalo ang trabaho nila by engaging in these kinds of discussions,” said Parlade.

The Malacañang on Tuesday ordered the NTF-ELCAC to leave the community pantries alone.

(Kiko Demigillo/PM)

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