The difference between DND Secretary Lorenzana and Lt. Gen. Parlade

Feb 6, 2021 | Media, Nation

As our government focuses its efforts on anti-terrorism campaigns two high ranking members of our Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have come under the microscope due to their actions, for very different reasons.Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary...

De Lima files bill to “protect” UP’s academic freedom

Feb 4, 2021 | Nation

Senator Leila De Lima today filed a bill aimed at protecting the academic freedom of the University of the Philippines (UP).Senate Bill (SB) No. 2035 aims to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 9500, otherwise known as “The University of the Philippines Charter of...

CHR ‘alarmed’ by DND’s termination of UP accord

Jan 20, 2021 | Top Stories

The unilateral abrogation of the Department of National Defense (DND)DND of its accord with the University of the Philippines (UP) “aggravates the climate of distrust towards the government,” the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Wednesday. In a...

Does Duterte support the termination of the UP-DND pact? ‘Of course,’ says Palace

Jan 19, 2021 | Top Stories

Malacañang on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte was definitely in support of the Department of National Defense’s (DND) move to unilaterally repeal its 1989 agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP), which will allow state forces to freely enter...

Año does not support martial law extension in Mindanao

Dec 6, 2019 | Nation, Regions, Top Stories

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Eduardo Año is supporting Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Delfin Lorenzana’s recommendation to President Rodrigo Duterte not to extend the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao after it expires on...