Manila, Feb. 18 -- A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday condemned the New People's Army (NPA) "spy-tagging" spree against civilians in Southern Tagalog, saying this places the lives of these persons at risk.

"This is not harmless online rhetoric. This is organized psychological warfare. When individuals are publicly branded as 'spies' or 'traitors' without evidence or due process, it places their lives in clear and present danger," NTF-ELCAC executive director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres Jr. said in a statement.

He was referring to the "wanted posters" being circulated by the NPA labeling Gerald Mangao, Erick Simogan, and Zena Punada Candelario Segui as "taksil sa...