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Editor’s note: Michael T. Tiu, Jr. teaches Constitutional Law at the UP College of Law. As a lawyer at the Institute of Human Rights, University of the Philippines Law Center, he works on the intersection of issues and vulnerabilities brought about by climate change, business activities, and social change. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s.
Manila (CNN Philippines Life, January 21) February 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of what we now remember as the “Diliman Commune” a period spanning the first nine days of February 1971 when students of the University of the Philippines took control of UP Diliman by barricading its entry points and fighting off attempts by the military and police officers to gain access to the campus. It happened during a period of unrest, particularly among the students, academics, and unions of jee
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) As the Defense Department unilaterally moved to terminate a 1989 pact that prohibits the unauthorized entry of police and military personnel in University of the Philippines’ campuses, another deal has consistently been mentioned as its basis the Soto-Enrile agreement.
In an Oct. 29, 1981 letter, then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile told student groups that the police would not enter any campus nationwide unless requested by students or school authorities, and that the military would not interfere in “peaceful student protest actions.” In return, student protesters should notify the police ahead of any demonstration, the letter stated.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) Vice President Leni Robredo, several lawmakers, and progressive youth groups denounced the Department of National Defense s decision to abrogate its three-decade agreement with the University of the Philippines that bars uniformed personnel from entering UP campuses without notifying school officials.
The Duterte administration s unilateral termination of the deal is clearly meant to silence the government s critics, Robredo said Tuesday, pointing out that the accord simply asks law enforcers to give notice to the university before conducting any security operations inside their campuses. This is neither a difficult nor onerous rule. Clearly, then, this is not a practical gesture, but a symbolic one. One designed to sow fear. One designed to discourage dissent. One designed to silence criticism, she said.
UP accord terminated to protect Filipinos vs enemies of the state – Lorenzana
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday justified the Duterte administration s decision to abruptly end the Department of National Defense s agreement with the University of the Philippines that prohibits the entry of state forces in its campuses without prior notice.
He claimed the three-decade old agreement accorded to UP out of courtesy is now obsolete because there is a need to protect the majority of Filipinos against a university that has become a breeding ground of groups with extremist beliefs to recruit students to go against the government.
UP accord terminated to protect Filipinos vs enemies of the state – Lorenzana
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 19) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday justified the Duterte administration s decision to abruptly end the Department of National Defense s agreement with the University of the Philippines that prohibits the entry of state forces in its campuses without prior notice.
He claimed the three-decade old agreement accorded to UP out of courtesy is now obsolete because there is a need to protect the majority of Filipinos against a university that has become a breeding ground of groups with extremist beliefs to recruit students to go against the government.