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Published April 22, 2021, 7:59 PM Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman Senator Richard Gordon expressed his gratitude to leaders of various schools and local government units (LGUs) who did not hesitate to extend a helping hand in the humanitarian organization’s pandemic response efforts. “This is the first time from memory that all these schools helped simultaneously and this sends a very strong signal – that we should learn from the leaders of these schools,” Gordon said during th...

(Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP / FILE PHOTO) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon, in a virtual press conference via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14, said that with the help of their partners, the isolation facilities in various schools in Metro Manila are expected to become operational this week “to prevent asymptomatic spreaders from infecting their loved ones at home.” “We will make them all operational,” Gordon said – noting that all their partners...

UP President Danilo Concepcion and Secretary Delfin Lorenzana The advice was in reaction to the statement issued by the UP Council which seeks the revival of the agreement which requires the military to seek permission from UP authorities before they could conduct operations in any of its campuses. DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and UP President Danilo Concepcion have already started their dialogue and have both agreed to continue their discussion to address t...

In a statement sent to PIA-NCR, the DND pointed out that discussions on the cancellation of the 1989 accord between the DND and the UP "have already started." “We find this appeal to be untimely and surprising since the UP President himself has said that their discussions should continue," the DND said. DND spokesperson Director Arsenio Andolong, for his part, said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and UP President Danilo Concepcion have already started their dialogue and have both agreed t...

By LUCKY MAE F. QUILAO Published February 10, 2021 3:53pm A former student of the University of the Philippines-Visayas who is now based in Australia would still recommend studying at the school in face of the negative image it has been portrayed recently by security forces. “I will still proudly recommend the UP System and its mode of education to others. I will never see the human individual, the society, and the whole world this way had it not been for the UP education and the extra-...

The Department of National Defense (DND) is eyeing exchange of students and professors between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the military schools to ease the tension brought by the unilateral abrogation of the agreement that prohibits easy access of soldiers in UP campuses to preserve t

By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published February 8, 2021 11:00am Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said he is open to reconsidering his decision to terminate the agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP) banning police and military forces inside campus. Interviewed on CNN Philippines, Lorenzana said that during the meeting of UP and Department of Defense (DND) officials last Thursday, he told UP president Danilo Concepcion that he will think about withdrawing his decis...

University of the Philippines (up.edu.ph) According to a statement, UP officials led by UP President Danilo Concepcion had a meeting on Friday, Feb. 5, with officials of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame. “The three parties declared their willingness to form a Technical Working Group (TWG) to study the 28-year-old agreement and, depending on the TWG’s findings and recommendations, to mutually decide whether to amend...

DILG, UP agree to review 1992 accord Emmanuel Tupas © STAR/Boy Santos/File DILG, UP agree to review 1992 accord MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the University of the Philippines agreed yesterday to review a 1992 agreement banning the entry of police officers in UP campuses without prior notice. The decision was reached at the end of an hour-long meeting at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters at Camp Cram...

Published February 6, 2021 12:42am The University of the Philippines (UP)-based Upsilon Sigma Phi expressed support for the ongoing dialogue between university officials and the Department of National Defense (DND) on the unilateral termination of an agreement on the presence of uniformed men in its campuses. “The principle of academic freedom lies at the cornerstone of any functioning democracy. The right to study, to explore, and to teach without sanction only improves the condition of ...