between the Department of National Defense and UP which delineates the terms and conditions under which the military can enter UP campuses . Rightly so.
But while this threat from outside the university is being tackled, there are threats from within the university which have reared their ugly heads.
The issue began on Oct. 10, 2019, when , “the BOR voted 6-5 for nonfaculty candidate, Mr. Joel Tan-Torres as the Dean of the Virata School of Business . The recommendations of the Diliman Chancellor which were based on the results of a thorough search committee report as well as the well-articulated preferences and aspirations of the college in its choice of academic leader” were essentially ignored.
The Sectoral Regents assert that such is undoubtedly the reason why the BOR can only elect a dean “upon the nomination of the President of the University and recommendation of the Chancellor of the constituent university, following a process of consultation with the constituents of the college based on standards and guidelines set by the Board .