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UP, DND hold dialogue on abrogation of 1989 accord enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 4) — Key officials of the University of the Philippines and the Defense Department met on Thursday to discuss issues surrounding the controversial termination of their 1989 accord. This was confirmed by the Commission on Higher Education, which facilitated the meeting between UP President Danilo Concepcion and Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana. In a statement, CHED chairm...

Press Release De Lima files bill to uphold academic freedom in UP Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has introduced a measure seeking to uphold academic freedom in the University of the Philippines (UP) to ensure that exchange and expression of ideas are free from intimidation from coercive forces of the State within the university premises. De Lima, a social justice and human rights champion, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2035 amending for the purpose Republic Act (RA) No. 9500, otherwise known ...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 1 → Holding the fort: The spirit of the barricades lives on Holding the fort: The spirit of the barricades lives on By ARNETH ASIDDAO Fifty years ago under the Marcos regime, truckloads of police, military and Metrocom troops stormed the barricades UP students built in solidarity with striking jeepney workers in what was called the “Diliman Commune.” Guns were fired, lives were endangered and rights were trampled upon. But...

Published January 28, 2021, 9:44 PM The University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents (BOR) has failed to adopt a resolution lodged by its sectoral regents that called upon the board to continue upholding the UP-Department of National Defense (DND) accord. In a Facebook post, the UP Office of the Student Regent said the BOR instead referred the resolution to a technical working group, supported UP President Danilo Concepcion’s efforts to engage in dialogue, and affirmed Concepcion’s s...

January 28, 2021 The University of the Philippines (UP) is still pushing for the restoration of their 1989 agreement with the Department of National Defense (DND) that soldiers and police can only enter their campus if approved by school officials. At the same time, it was reported that Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was open to dialogue to discuss the issue of academic freedom after he terminated the agreement. According to Lorenzana, he is talking to a friend to mediate because he also wa...

AFP intel chief sacked over erroneous list of alleged NPA members killed by military enablePagination: false (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 28) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence was relieved from his post following the publication of a list of people tagged as NPA members and killed by the military. "I am relieving MGen Alex Luna from his post as Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2, effective today (28 Jan 2021)," Defense...

AFP intel chief sacked over erroneous list of alleged NPA members killed by military enablePagination: false (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 28) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence was relieved from his post following the publication of a list of people tagged as NPA members and killed by the military. "I am relieving MGen Alex Luna from his post as Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J2, effective today (28 Jan 2021)," Defense...

No compelling reason: Retired UP professors protest end of pact with govt Jan 27, 2021 2:31 PM PHT Professors Emeriti of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman denounced the abrogation of the universitys agreement with the Department of National Defense (DND) which prevented state forces from entering the university. In an open letter penned on Sunday, January 24, and shared by UP Diliman on Facebook January 26, at least 35 retired professors urged Commission on Higher Education (CHED)...

The University of the Philippine (UP) community reiterated its stand against the abrogation of the agreement barring state forces from entering its campuses without notifying school officials, as well as deplored the continuous Red-tagging of its members.

PASAY CITY, Jan. 26 -- The Senate on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, passed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to welcome the Department of National Defenses (DND) decision to answer the various calls for dialogue with the University of the Philippines (UP) on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND agreement. Sponsored by Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, proposed Resolution No. 616 also urges "both parties to revisit the accord and to further urge DND to hold dialogues with other academic in...