Incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos on Thursday called to stop red-tagging, adding that the Marcos administration will focus on addressing the root causes of the insurgency.
During the Laging Handa press briefing, Carlos said "it makes no sense labeling people."
"I have repeatedly declared that Red-tagging should be stopped because it makes no sense labeling people. For me, as a social scientist, when you use labels, that means you are a lazy person because you don’t know how else to [identify] a person," she said.
According to Carlos, President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. would be focusing on addressing the lack of opportunity and injustice that are inspiring insurgency.
"Let's put our energy on operational aspects of really rooting, looking at the roots of insurgency, yung lack of opportunity, yung injustice na hindi naa-address," she said in a separate interview.
