MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines-Diliman University Council has asked Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to immediately restore the abrogated accord that prohibits any military and police presence inside UP campuses without prior notice.
The University Council said the termination of the agreement between UP and the Department of National Defense (DND) “poses a significant threat to academic freedom, a constitutionally protected right enshrined in the UP Charter.”
“We therefore call on Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, as a sign of good faith, to immediately restore the UP-DND Agreement,” the University Council s…
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