Lorraine Badoy-Partosa
Filipino physician and government official
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Lorraine Marie Tablang Badoy-Partosa,[2][3] better known as Lorraine Badoy and sometimes also called Lorraine Partosa,[4] is a Filipino physician,[5] government official, and political figure best known for having been one of the spokespersons of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict,[6] and for being involved in various controversies relating to the practice of red-tagging in the Philippines.[7][8][9]
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- Gang Badoy (half-sister)
- Ludovico Badoy (uncle)
Lorraine Badoy-Partosa | |
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| Spokesperson of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict | |
| In office 2020–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Clarita Carlos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lorraine Marie Tablang Badoy June 2, 1962[1] Manila, Philippines |
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| Occupation | Doctor, government official |
Badoy-Partosa was also Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)[10] and Assistant Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.[11] She is the half-sister of advocacy leader and educator Gang Badoy[12] and the niece of former Cotabato City Mayor Ludovico Badoy.[13]
Prior to her appointment to government, Badoy-Partosa was a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte during his campaign.[14]
Legal cases
Civil complaints seeking ₱2 million in damages have been filed against Badoy-Partosa by activist Carol Araullo[15] and separately, by her son, journalist Atom Araullo,[16] due to Badoy-Partosa's repeated public red-tagging of them. Atom Araullo chose not to file libel charges against Badoy-Partosa, as he opposes the criminalization of libel, which is often used to harass legitimate media in the Philippines.[16] In December 2024, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court promulgated a ₱2-million fine against Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz for red-baiting Atom Araullo.[17]
On February 29, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Philippines fined Badoy ₱30,000 for indirect contempt of court per publication of vitriolic statements and outright threats. She was convicted of online red-tagging Manila RTC, Branch 19 Judge Marlo A. Magdoza-Malagar calling him an "idiot judge" who lawyered for the CPP-NPA.[18]