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Defense Secretary Delfn Lorenzana and University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo Concepcion would likely meet anytime this week to iron things out on the issue of the abrogation of the Soto-Enrile agreement.
Deal abrogation critics clinging to martial law mentality –Dela Rosa By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Published January 24, 2021 6:35pm Senator Ronald Dela Rosa on Sunday reiterated his support for the abrogation of the 1989 pact between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense (DND), claiming that the presence of security forces on campuses would not violate UP's academic freedom. In a Dobol B sa News TV interview, Dela Rosa, who served as chief of the Philippine National Police, said that those who opposed the entry of police and military forces in UP camp...
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News Published January 24, 2021 8:39pm Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday defended the Department of National Defense's unilateral abrogation of its agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP), claiming it was a "patriotic duty." In a video message posted via social media, Lorenzana said he was prompted to abrogate the accord given the "numerous testimonies" and "grueling experiences" reported to him by former rebels, but he did not elaborate. He has also yet to present to the public such supposed testimonies. "Abrogating the DND agree...
A former University of the Philippines-Diliman student council chairperson who is now based in Australia has expressed his disappointment over the Department of National Defense's unilateral trashing of an agreement with the premier learning institution.
UP open to talk with DND, demands clarity of claim on NPA recruitment By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published January 23, 2021 10:26am The University of the Philippines administration is open to a dialogue with the Department of National Defense to discuss DND's termination of a 31-year-old agreement with the institution, but wants more information about allegations that students were recruited for the communist insurgency. “Gaya ng sinabi na namin, ang UP naman laging open sa dialogo lalo na sa mga bagay na pareho nito,” UP Public Affairs vice president Elena Pernia said in an intervi...