MANILA, Philippines — Requiring civil society organizations (CSOs) to ask the military or police for clearance before they can participate in the processes of running local government units (LGUs) is a move to “restrict civic space.”
This was part of a statement issued by the Department of Social Work (DSW) of the College Social Work and Community Development at the University of the Philippines as it denounced the requirement, which is specified in a memorandum circular (2021-012) issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
In a statement, the college department cited Article 14, Section 15 of the Constitution which states that the state should “respect…
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