The Philippines is experiencing constant red tagging or an act of extra judicial tagging of a person as terrorist or rebel among its citizen. Thus; justice department issued a statement supporting a House Bill to criminalize the so called ‘red-tagging’. So, why is it important to issue a Benefit of the Doubt to any person or group of people? The act of calling someone a terrorist without sufficient proof is frowned upon, as it is irresponsible and malicious. As Art 3 Sec. 1 of the 1987 Constitution provides that all person shall be protected by the due process clause. It has been understand that due process is both: substantive and procedural. So much has been said about due process, however; many are still victimize by whimsical deprivation of anything related to Life, liberty, and property. Life of a person can be associated in multitude means. One can say that tainted reputation is similar to deprivation of life, as we know life doesn't mean only breathing, but a...
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