An official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) insisted on Monday, Feb. 8, that the administration never used the 28 year-old UP 1992 agreement as an excuse to lawfully deploy the full force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the crackdown on the recruitment of Communi
Jamela Alindogan reports from Manila on the attack on academic freedom. Video: Al Jazeera
Teachers and students in the Philippines are angry over the decision to allow military forces to enter the top state university. The 1989 deal was put in place to protect students from the warrantless arrests and constant surveillance by police and military forces that were common during the 1970s era of martial law.
Mel Sta Maria at Rappler analyses the crisis.
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By Mel Sta Maria in Manila
Because of the controversy resulting from the unilateral termination by the Defence Department (DND) of the University of the Philippines (UP) and the DND’s accord limiting the entry of security personnel inside UP, Commission of Higher Education (CHED) chair J. Prospero de Vera was quoted in news reports as saying a “panel of education experts will define the meaning of academic freedom and the role of security forces in the protection of academic freedom and the welfare of students.”
February 08, 2021 A COVID-19 temporary treatment and monitoring facility (TTMF) in Davao City was reported to have been affected by the earthquake that struck last weekend.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southeast of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, Sunday noon, February 7, 2021, was felt at Intensity 4 in Davao City and some parts of Soccsksargen. No tsunami warning was issued.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said in a radio interview on Monday, February 8, a three-story TTMF, borrowed by the city government from another government institution, sustained cracks after the earthquake.
She said a portion of the facility was damaged as its ceiling fell off during the earthquake.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) needs to upgrade its strategy against the New People’s Army (NPA) to effectively defeat the communist insurgency problem in the country, a top military official said on Sunday.