PASAY CITY, Jan. 26 The Senate on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, passed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to welcome the Department of National Defense s (DND) decision to answer the various calls for dialogue with the University of the Philippines (UP) on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND agreement.
Sponsored by Sen. Francis Kiko Pangilinan, proposed Resolution No. 616 also urges both parties to revisit the accord and to further urge DND to hold dialogues with other academic institutions to find a common ground that promotes the rule of law, peace and security, and protects academic freedom and the pursuit of excellence.
Published January 26, 2021, 11:07 PM
The 24-member Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to welcome the decision of the Department of National Defense (DND) to answer the various calls for dialogue with the University of the Philippines (UP) on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND accord.
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Sponsored by opposition Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, proposed Resolution 616 also urges “both parties to revisit the accord and to further urge DND to hold dialogues with other academic institutions to find a common ground that promotes the rule of law, peace and security, and protects academic freedom and the pursuit of excellence.”
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Senate welcomes DND move to dialogue with UP on 1989 Accord
The Senate on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, passed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to welcome the Department of National Defense s (DND) decision to answer the various calls for dialogue with the University of the Philippines (UP) on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND agreement.
Sponsored by Sen. Francis Kiko Pangilinan, proposed Resolution No. 616 also urges both parties to revisit the accord and to further urge DND to hold dialogues with other academic institutions to find a common ground that promotes the rule of law, peace and security, and protects academic freedom and the pursuit of excellence.
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