Branding the University of the Philippines as a breeding ground for communist rebels shows a narrow perspective about the country's academe, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said Wednesday.
January 27, 2021 THE National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) reported that two universities in Davao City are included in the list of schools the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA NDF) has targeted for radicalization and recruitment of students to join in the communist group.
In a statement, NTF-Elcac Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy said the Ateneo de Davao University (Addu) and the University of Southeastern Philippines (Usep) are among the 38 schools and universities in the country that are hotbeds for communist recruitment.
Badoy reiterated the recent pronouncement of Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr.
Published January 27, 2021, 5:54 PM
“An assault on critical thinking and democracy” was how former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay described the military’s red-tagging of several universities.
Lieutenant Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., spokesman for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), had earlier said that around 18 colleges and universities are recruitment grounds for communist groups.
Aside from the University of the Philippines (UP), Parlade named the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of Santo Tomas (UST), Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Far Eastern University (FEU), University of Makati (UMak), among others.
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POTENTIAL top pick Justine Baltazar has decided to sit out the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft and is staying put in La Salle.
The 6-foot-8 Kapampangan, who is unquestionably the best center in college today, told
Spin.ph of his decision as the deadline for the submission of applications counted down its last hours on Wednesday. Hindi muna po ako sasali sa draft, he said.
Baltazar, who hails from Mabalacat, Pampanga, is one of the most sought after names in the amateur ranks, with some believing that he could be picked first in this year s class if he won t be tapped in the planned special Gilas Pilipinas round.
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