Lawmakers say universities should be military-free zones
Philippines lawmakers have said that the protection of the University of the Philippines from military and police operations on campus should be enshrined in law and that this protection should be extended to all the country’s public universities and colleges.
A raft of bills to that effect has been tabled by opposition politicians in the country’s parliament in recent weeks.
Philippines congresswoman Sarah Elago this week tabled a resolution calling on the House of Representatives to ensure that schools and universities in the country are ‘zones of peace’ that are “free from police and military presence, intervention, harassment and intimidation”.