Vice President Leni Robredo remains mum about her political plans for 2022 even as President Duterte once again belittled her capability should she run for president in next year’s polls.
Bill filed to institutionalize agreement limiting police, military presence inside UP campuses nationwide
A MEASURE that will institutionalize the 1989 agreement between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) that limits military and police presence in UP campuses nationwide has been filed in the Senate.
Bill No. 2002 will amend Republic Act No. 9500, the University of the Philippines Charter of 2008, to prevent the entry of security forces in the facilities of the country’s biggest state-run academic institution without prior authorization from the school administration.
“The UP-DND accord is not a ‘Do not enter’ sign that bars law enforcement from entering the campus. It is not a wall which obstructs justice or deters the solution or prevention of crime,” the explanatory note of the bill read.
“What are they aiming for?”
This is the question posed by Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman, Ibarra Gutierrez, in reply to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s claim that the government is already working to address the Filipinos’ fears of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo is bemused why some lawmakers are focused on changing the Constitution at a time when the country is still securing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).