After linking Cavite sortie to CPP-NPA, Lacson denies red-tagging

Sen. Panfilo Lacson visits Imus Cathedral prior to the kick off of his presidential campaign on Feb. 8, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:14 a.m.) — Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, who is running for president in the May elections, clarified on Monday that he never red-tagged anyone despite expressing concern that another presidential bet might establish a coalition government with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), New People's Army (NPA) and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF) if they win.

In a tweet Sunday, he made the association without naming the candidate. However, one could see that he was referring to Vice President Leni Robredo since his post included a news report about her recent campaign in Cavite, where he was born.

Robredo has been endorsed by the Makabayan bloc of party-lists that the government has repeatedly accused of being "communist fronts", an allegation that the groups have also repeatedly rejected.  

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