“The Union calls on UST to abolish these provisions that mirror the current regime’s moves to hinder freedom of expression and speech. For Anakbayan, it also reveals the anti-democratic system hounding UST for some time now. It suppresses students’ freedom in expressing their concerns, stands, announcements, and advisories,” Anakbayan said. “In the time of political and economic turmoil, the voices of students need to be amplified, not censored and regulated. CHR’s clarification stemmed from posts implicating students’ organization in the University of the Philippines as front organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 20, 2020 16:41 UTC