Members of the Committee on Technical and Higher Education earlier today voted to send to the chamber a proposed bill that consolidates three other measures for the matter. The termination was severely criticized, and groups warned that it would threaten academic freedom and shrink spaces for expressing dissent. "It is also part and parcel of ensuring academic freedom and institutional autonomy." UP officials and student leaders had stressed the need for this to guarantee academic freedom and students' protection in campus. "Without academic freedom, UP's existence becomes meaningless."

Source: Philippine Star June 02, 2021 08:03 UTC