MANILA, Jan. 23 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte hailed the heroism Friday of soldiers fighting Islamist extremists in Sulu, promising them of his government’s full support to ensure their welfare and the well-being of their families.“Today, I am deeply honored to join you in.
Malacañang says the enactment of a law that would amend the University of the Philippines (UP) Act of 2008 to require prior notification on the entry of police or military units to campuses, saying it was a "reasonable" proposal.
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published January 19, 2021 9:34am
Updated January 19, 2021 10:20am University of the Philippines president Danilo Concepcion on Tuesday underscored that the unilateral termination of the Department of National Defense-UP pact on the ban on entry of state forces in UP campuses was unnecessary and unwarranted. Concepcion expressed concern over the DND s decision, noting that it could just adversely affect the relations between the agency and the university. I must express our grave concern over this abrogation, as it is totally unnecessary and unwarranted, and may result in worsening rather than improving relations between our institutions, and detract from our common desire for peace, justice, and freedom in our society, Concepcion said in a letter addressed to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.
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Reps. Edcel Lagman (Independent, Albay); Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan Partylist) and Ruffy Biazon (PDP-Laban, Muntinlupa City) joined various sectors in defending the pact that made it mandatory for military and other state security forces to notify the University of the Philippines administration before conducting operations within its campuses.
“The repressive policies of the Duterte administration have gone berserk as it is now open season for the military invasion of UP campuses,” said Lagman.
He warned that the abrogation of the 1989 accord ”red-tags the entire UP constituencies nationwide” that will include UP campuses in Diliman, Quezon City; Manila, Los Banos, Visayas, Baguio, San Fernando, Tacloban, Ming-ao and Cebu.
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