Claim: Youth environmental activists Jhed Tamayo and Jonila Castro are CPP-NPA-NDF operators

Rating: FALSE

A Facebook page called “Laban Kasama ng Bayan” claimed, “Binaliktad ng dalawang umano’y CPP-NPA-NDF operator na sina Jhed Tamano at Jonila Casto ang mga awtoridad.”

https://fb.watch/naDSkPy9z-/

This is false and an example of red-tagging.

The Facts:

During the press conference conducted by the NTF-ELCAC, environmental activists Jhed Tamano and Jolina Castro simply denied that they surrendered to authorities and revealed that they were abducted by the military forces and forced to sign an affidavit.

Also they are not operators of the CPP-NPA-NDF, which is a favorite tag of SMNI hosts, to which the FB page seemed to be allied with.

https://www.rappler.com/nation/women-environmental-activists-abducted-bataan-september-2023/

Why we fact-checked this:

Discrediting the two women is expected, as they went against the grain of the narrative of the NTF-ELCAC presscon. By stating what they think was right for them was dangerous at that time and a courageous act. We hope the two women can give their statements freely without the burden of fake news.

#FactsFirstPH

This piece is republished with permission from Baguio Chronicle.