NOW: The Senate probes the military officials’ alleged red-tagging of certain celebrities, personalities, and groups. | @DYGalvezINQ

The Senate panel on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation tackles Senate Resolution No. 559 that seeks to look into red-tagging/red-baiting of certain celebrities, personalities, institutions, and organizations. | @DYGalvezINQ

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., along with other military officials, attends the inquiry. | @DYGalvezINQ

Senator Panfilo Lacson, who chairs the Senate defense panel, said representatives of progressive groups were invited to the hearing, but they did not confirm their attendance. | @DYGalvezINQ

Lacson said former congressman Neri Colmenares requested another hearing without members of the military, especially Parlade. | @DYGalvezINQ

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the country’s security sector will debunk accusations that military officials are red-tagging certain personalities, particularly the House’s Makabayan bloc. | @DYGalvezINQ

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año: Red tagging is not part of our agenda nor is it our policy. | @DYGalvezINQ

Senator Bato dela Rosa: Bagamat patuloy na kinakabiit sa mga pangalan nila Parlade, etc. ang salitang red-tagging, one of their goals is to protect our country men from being recruited by CPP-NPA. | @DYGalvezINQ

Dela Rosa, a former PNP chief, said military men are just aiming to "prevent any form of recruitment from occurring."

"Prevention is better than cure." | @DYGalvezINQ

Senator Risa Hontiveros says she is concerned with threats against women and national security. | @DYGalvezINQ

Parlade, asked by Senator Lacson if he red-tagged actresses Liza Soberano and Angel Locsin and Miss Universe 2019 Catriona Gray, answers: "No, I did not." | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: Nagpapakita ng kamulatan, critical thinking at pakikipag-kapwa tao sina Liza Soberano, Catriona Gray at Angel Locsin, ano ang sinusukli sa kanila? Red-tagging at mayroon pang kasamang death threat. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: I am certain that it also caused a chilling effect on citizens who only want to weigh in on issues of national importance and hold government to account for its failures to the people. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: Free speech is essential to democracy and nation-building. It should not be suppressed, and least of all by red-tagging. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: Our officials are spending an inordinate amount of time running after ordinary citizens using the communist bogeyman. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: Todo nakafocus sa CPP at sa NPA -- the remnants of an insurgency facing imminent defeat in the battlefield-- pero walang angal na papapasukin sa ating bansa ang isang dayuhan bayan. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: Ang 16 billion pesos na budget ng NTFAC barangay development program, I will call for a portion of it to be reallocated to typhoon rehabilitation. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros: I already called for 8 billion to be reallocated to health. Magreallocate din tayo para sa mga kababayan nating mga nasalanta. | @DYGalvezINQ

National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr: There is no need to justify our position that the Makabayan bloc, the various groups under its umbrella and other coalition affiliates are linked to the CPP-NPA. | @DYGalvezINQ

Año presents how CPP-NPA recruits members, especially students. | @DYGalvezINQ

Año: They prey on the innocence or ignorance of Filipinos by bringing up legitimate and cause-driven advocacies through discussions. | @DYGalvezINQ

Año: They convince recruits to join legal leftist organizations. | @DYGalvezINQ

National Intelligence Coordinating Agency chief Alex Paul Monteagudo: We at the NTF-ELCAC admit that we are exposing individuals and organizations which we have validated as CPP-NDF-NPA members and front organizations. | @DYGalvezINQ

NICA chief Monteagudo: We therefore plead guilty, not to red-tagging, but to truth-tagging. | @DYGalvezINQ

Monteagudo: All the information we have revealed about the CPP-NDF-NPA and their connection with groups such as the Makabayan bloc, are standing on solid ground | @DYGalvezINQ

Officials of the security sector deny red-tagging certain individuals, particularly the Makabayan lawmakers.

Esperon: Hindi na namin kailangan i-redtag sila. Sila ang nagreredtag sa sarili nila, sa kanilang gawain at saka sa pronouncement ni Jose Maria Sison | @DYGalvezINQ

Lorenzana: When the red-tagging term comes up, I always tell them, we need not red-tag you, you red-tag yourselves. | @DYGalvezINQ

Senator Francis Pangilinan expresses concern over NTF-ELCAC's "simplistic and sweeping generalization" in student activistists.

Pangilinan: Not all student activists become NPA. | @DYGalvezINQ

Hontiveros says she takes exception over the presentation of security sector officials against Makabayan bloc lawmakers, who she says were "derogatorily" mentioned during the presentations. | @DYGalvezINQ

Atty. Maneeka Sarza, Makabayan bloc's legal counsel, reads during the hearing the statement of the lawmakers. | @DYGalvezINQ

Makabayan bloc: Naninindigan kami na hindi mayuyurakan ng anumang bintang at kasinungalingan ang kredibilidad ng Makabayan. | @DYGalvezINQ

Makabayan bloc: Hindi kailanman mapapawi ng anumang red-tagging ang track record ng mga militanteng organisasyon ng mamamayan. | @DYGalvezINQ

Makabayan bloc: Umaasa kami na hindi ninyo pahihintulutang magamit ang inyong Komite at ang Senado bilang lunsaran ng red tagging o terrorist tagging. | @DYGalvezINQ

Makabayan bloc: Hindi dapat magamit ang Senado sa paninirang puri na sa kabuuan ay nagsasapanganib sa buhay at kaligtasan ng mga lider at miyembro ng mga progresibong organisasyon. | @DYGalvezINQ