Published January 26, 2021, 11:07 PM The 24-member Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to welcome the decision of the Department of National Defense (DND) to answer the various calls for dialogue with the University of the Philippines (UP) on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND accord. Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN) Sponsored by opposition Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, proposed Resolution 616 also urges “both parties to revisit the accord and to further urge DND to hold dialogues with other academic institutions to find a common ground that promotes the rule of law, peace and security, and protects academic freedom and the pursuit of excellence.”