A/HRC/48/28 Zaib, his family life and work, in particular the documentation and reporting of serious human rights violations, inter alia to the UN (PAK 4/2021). 22. Philippines 87. Multiple UN actors have addressed concerns about “red-tagging,” or the labelling as communists or terrorists, as a tactic used by state and non-State actors to vilify, including in UN fora, of individuals and groups who cooperate with the UN (A/HRC/45/36, Annex I, para. 98). The Spokesperson of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and special procedures mandate holders (PHL 1/2021) expressed serious concerns about the red-tagging of civil society and human rights defenders, including the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (see Annex II).54 88. On 7 October 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution A/HRC/RES/45/33 on technical cooperation and capacity-building in the Philippines “condemning all acts of intimidation and reprisal, both online and offline, by State and non-State actors against individuals and groups who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.” 89. In October 2020, Ms. Karen Gomez-Dumpit, a commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, made statements during the 45th session of the Human Rights Council, 55 and subsequently to national media, expressing her disappointment regarding resolution 45/33. Following her statements, Ms. Gomez-Dumpit was red-tagged through a series of posts attributed to a military official on Facebook pages run by the Philippine Army (PHL 1/2021), which were disseminated by the Philippines News Agency. The Commander of the Southern Luzon Command and Spokesperson of the National Task Force to End the Communist Local Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) allegedly accused Ms. Gomez-Dumpit, along with the current Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights (see Annex II), of supporting the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s ArmyNational Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), and reportedly branded them as “termites trying to destroy our homes from the under” and accused them of benefitting the “enemies of the country”. 90. Consequently, Ms. Gomez-Dumpit, the current Chairperson, and the Commission’s Executive Director, Ms. Jacqueline Ann C. De Guia, as well as the institution itself, have been red-tagged through a series of YouTube videos uploaded by Government supporters. On 28 January 2021, special procedures mandate holders publicly expressed their concern regarding a pattern of red-tagging by state officials of civil society actors, including Ms. Gomez-Dumpit.56, 57 91. On 2 August 2021, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report in detail. It stated that it has no policy on “red-tagging” and that it has repeatedly drawn attention to the pattern of allegations of reprisal from certain sources, especially before the UN, and it highlighted the need to take into account the country’s political context relating to the activities of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) in examining such allegations. As regards allegations concerning personalities of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, the Government stated that it has continued to protect and support the National Commission’s mandate, ensuring that it is effectively fulfilled. In this regard, the Government stated that it has never defaulted in its budgetary support for the National Commission, and it maintains a constructive working relationship with the National Commission. 54 55 56 57 38 https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26865&LangID=E; https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26179&LangID=E; https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26696&LangID=E. Item 10, 35th Meeting, 45th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, 5 October 2020, at https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u4npdneb (time stamp 02:11:15). https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26696&LangID=E. https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=35937.