Ateneo, DLSU, FEU, UST object to claims campuses are NPA recruiting grounds
Published January 24, 2021 4:32pm
Updated January 25, 2021 6:23am The Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, and the University of Santo Tomas objected to an anti-insurgency official’s claims that the universities were recruiting grounds for communist rebels. In a joint statement on Sunday, the schools said the accusations made by National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. was not supported by proof. “We therefore object to General Parlade’s statement and emphasize that our institutions neither promote nor condone recruitment activities of the New People s Army (NPA) and, indeed, of any movement that aims to violently overthrow the government,” the schools said.
SunStar 4 universities: ‘We must retain independence, autonomy’
MANILA. Many student activists are members of Anakbayan, one of the organizations that the military alleges is a front for the communist movement. The group has denied the allegation and denounced the military for red-tagging. (File)
+ January 24, 2021 FOUR of the largest universities in the country on Sunday, January 24, 2021, jointly issued a statement objecting to the red-tagging by a military general and emphasizing that they “must retain independence and autonomy from the State.”
Top officials of Far Eastern University (FEU), De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Ateneo de Manila University stressed that their institutions “neither promote nor condone recruitment activities of the New People’s Army (NPA) and any movement that aims to violently overthrow the government.”
Cyrus Baguio is pushing through with his plan to retire after 16 seasons for six PBA teams.
Baguio confirmed the decision to multiple media outlets, ending a career known for providing highlight plays with his dunking prowess and aerial acrobatics.
The 40-year-old last suited up for NLEX in 2019, and was supposed to have his swan song last season but opted against playing in the recent PBA Philippine Cup bubble for personal reasons.
“He just want to give way to the younger players,” said Road Warriors executive Ronald Dulatre.
After playing a starring role with University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP and being one of the best players in the defunct Philippine Basketball League, Baguio was selected 14th overall by Batang Red Bull in the talent-rich 2003 PBA Draft.
Four Philippine private universities rejected accusations on Sunday by the authorities that they serve as recruitment grounds of Maoist rebels, days after students protested against security force patrols at some university campuses.
Published January 24, 2021, 8:58 PM
Two student activists from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) were reportedly served show-cause orders on Saturday for allegedly joining an unrecognized student organization.
This comes after the university dismissed Grade 12 student Datu Ampatuan, Jr. as head councilor of the UST-Senior High School Student Council for joining Anakbayan-UST.
He will also not be allowed to readmit at UST and will not receive a certificate of good moral character, which is a requirement for school enrollment and job applications.
Ampatuan’s dismissal has been the subject of criticism from several netizens online. Activists have staged both physical and virtual protests to call for an end to “student repression.”