Claim: In his Facebook post, Ret. Lt. General Antonio Parlade, Jr., who filed candidacy for president but didn’t make the final list, said that insurgents, in the guise of the MAKABAYAN bloc organizations of senatorial aspirant Neri Colmenares, have been exploiting the Ata Manobos for years.
Rating: FALSE
The Facts: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has been controversial for its red-tagging activities. Yet, it remains powerful and well-funded. Parlade, the former NTF-ELCAC spokesperson, was known for red-baiting, targeting often the MAKABAYAN bloc, and apparently this is one of his ways to attract publicity for his campaign.
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