Ogie Diaz took to social media to express his support for Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon’s proposal to punish red-tagging state agents.

The talent manager and comedian shared Philstar’s post on Twitter which contains the report on Drilon’s bill to seek red-tagging criminalization.

“Opo, please. Ipasa niyo na. Kung maka-redtag naman kasi parang sure na sure,” Diaz wrote.

On Wednesday, March 24, former justice secretary Franklin Drilon filed Senate Bill No. 2121, or an Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Red-tagging.

If passed into law, the red-tagging would be punishable by up to ten years in prison, and those convicted would be banned from holding public office.

To recall, the red-tagging issue became controversial when one of the government officials, Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., red-tagged several artists and TV personalities whom he claimed were part of the communist group New People’s Army (NPA).

On October 21, 2020, Parlade went on a ‘red-tagging spree’ as he mentioned the names of Liza Soberano, Catriona Gray, Angel Locsin, and even Ella Colmenares who is Angel’s sister.

Liza Soberano was red-tagged after she delivered a speech in a Gabriela webinar as they celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child.

Ogie Diaz, who is Liza’s manager, defended the young actress as he disaffirmed the accusation that Liza accepted money to be a guest at the said event.

“Me “money involved” daw ba ‘yung guesting ng alaga ko? Wala po. Ang alam ko, may “money involved” sa mga nagre-redtag sa alaga ko. Monthly daw yan,” he wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, netizens also expressed their opinion on the bill to seek the criminalization of red-tagging.

One netizen wrote that the bill needs to be passed for the sake and protection of the people who are being wrongly labeled as terrorists.

“First they came after people who use drugs. Then the poor. Then the journalists. Then the activists. Then the lawyers. Who’s next? We need to support each other if we want to get out of hell that is Duterte. I hope this gets passed!” he wrote.

https://twitter.com/EmpathyAdvocat1/status/1374938404538880010

Meanwhile, other netizens mentioned that Drilon’s seek for the approval of the bill was unnecessary as the move was just for show.

https://twitter.com/Gerswin33Horns/status/1374953595821563908

https://twitter.com/fly1ngstar/status/1374954352708739072

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