AFP’s major services back DND abrogation of accord with UP By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published January 21, 2021 3:21pm Updated January 21, 2021 4:34pm The major services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday backed the decision of the Department of National Defense (DND) to abrogate its 31-year-old agreement with the University of the Philippines on the ban on entry of government security forces in its campuses. In a statement issued Thursday, the Philippine Navy said the termination of the pact was not an impairment to academic freedom, freedom of speech, assembly, or redress of grievances. "The PN firmly believes that SND's decision was made in good faith and is rooted in the DND and AFP's concern for the safety of our youth," it said.