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The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) will convene a panel to discuss academic freedom and how law enforcers can protect it, according to the agency.
This was after the Philippine military unilaterally ended a deal with the University of the Philippines (UP) banning soldiers inside the state institution.
“The implementation of the Department of National Defense-UP accord was destined to be problematic,” CHEd Chairman J. Prospero E. de Vera III said in a statement on Thursday night. “The accord has no clear detailed operational details to implement the provisions of the agreement.”
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This 2021, you can expand your reading list and consider these Filipino writers and publishers.
With the country’s notoriously fickle internet connectivity and the continuing danger of physical contact, I find books a safe remedy to the growing loneliness of lockdown. Many local cultural workers and institutions, despite the punishing circumstances of this current crisis, are putting out work, which deserve a much larger audience. This 2021, you can expand your reading list and consider these Filipino writers and publishers.
National Publishers
The country’s biggest publishers often still have books worth checking out. Anvil Publishing has repackaged several Filipino classics for a contemporary audience, including Manuel Arguilla, Lope K. Santos, and the always fabulous Nick Joaquin. Books from the dearly departed Visprint Inc Bob Ong’s bestsellers, Agay Llanera’s heartfelt “Choco Chip Hips,” “Kikomachine,” and “Trese” comics have found a second life in A
UP President says allegations of infiltration lack factual evidence, serve as distraction to greater issues
Published January 23, 2021 4:08am The allegation by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that some colleges, units, offices of the University of the Philippines condoned infiltration by communist rebels lack evidence, says UP President Danilo L. Concepcion. The UP administration has no knowledge about these recent allegations nor the details and circumstances surrounding these claims, Concepcion said in a statement. He adds that UP officials are willing to discuss the details of each case in the spirit of open dialogue, and to cooperate with authorities in going through the proper legal procedures in accordance with the rule of law.
Published January 21, 2021, 3:02 PM
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has accepted Presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s offer to broker talks with University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo Concepcion on the termination of a 30-year-old agreement between the two parties.
Roque made the statement after he offered to facilitate a possible discussion between Lorenzana and Concepcion on the termination of the UP-DND accord that prohibits the uncoordinated entry of police and military to campuses.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
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In his Thursday presser, Roque said that Lorenzana has expressed willingness to sit down and talk with Concepcion but the latter is yet to respond to his offer.