The officials of Angat Pinas Inc., the non-government organization led by former Vice President Leni Robredo, condemned the "red-tagging and baseless accusations" of former task force official Lorraine Badoy on Friday.

Earlier, the former spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) claimed the people behind the Angat Buhay NGO are from the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army.

"We strongly condemn and unequivocally deny the allegations made by Lorraine Badoy against Angat Buhay last 04 July 2022 in a cable television program. Her claims are utterly baseless and completely false, and worse, encourages the harassment of our staff members, volunteers, and partners," said Angat Pinas Executive Director Raphael Magno in a statement.

"As soon as our attention was called to the matter, we referred the same to our lawyers who are now in the process of preparing possible legal actions to protect the integrity of our organization and our work and, more so, to protect our volunteers and partners," he added.

The NGO also noted that they will not allow the said efforts "to sabotage our work to prosper."

"The time to stand up to fake news and hold its purveyors to account is now. As with our Chairperson, former Vice President Leni Robredo, our word is our bond," he said.

The Angat Buhay NGO was the brainchild of Robredo during her stint in the Office of the Vice President.