“The Union calls on UST to abolish these provisions that mirror the current regime’s moves to hinder freedom of expression and speech. We also compel CHED to cease the patronizing of counterproductive, anti-student policies when it has yet to fulfill its role of ensuring quality, inclusive education amid the pandemic,” it added.“Anakbayan-UST vehemently condemns the need for organizations to process their publications on social media before they are posted.
“In the time of political and economic turmoil, the voices of students need to be amplified, not censored and regulated. We strongly urge the UST administration to dismiss the guidelines, as press freedom is needed now more than ever as Duterte unleashes draconian measures to silence dissent,” it added.
ALERT: The University of Santo Tomas has released a memorandum requiring its student organizations to allow…