MANILA, Philippines — A group supporting President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration has slammed the “unfair” treatment that its members got from the University of the Philippines (UP) after they were not allowed to stage a rally inside the Diliman campus.
According to Pep Goita, secretary general of the Liga Independencia Pilipinas — which has criticized progressive student groups for allegedly having links with the communist movement — said that they were not informed that they had to get a permit just to stage a peaceful program at UP Diliman.
They believe that they should have been given equal access to the university, as progressive groups have been allowed to stage…
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