Row between Philippine govt, top university widens Labor and civil groups condemn scrapping of deal barring police and soldiers entering campuses University of the Philippines students protest against the government scrapping an agreement over allowing security forces on the university's campuses on Jan. 19. (Photo courtesy of Sophia Sibal) Civil and political groups in the Philippines have lent their weight in a growing row by condemning the government for breaking a 30-year-old agreement with the country’s top state university over allowing security forces onto its campuses. The deal required police and the military to seek permission from administrators of the University of the Philippines (UP) if they wanted to enter its grounds.