UP OSR stressed that “the unstoppable increase of cases, as well as Duterte’s incompetence, inefficiency, and inutility already are compelling evidence to the call for a safe, free, accessible, and quality education now amid the pandemic.”
“Should the prior proposal not be amenable to the University, the USG, at the very least, respectfully asks for an easing of academic requirements,” the DLSU USG said in their letter.Meanwhile, the Adamson University Student Government sent a formal letter urging the President for Academic Affairs Office to end the semester and appealing for more extreme and specific demands.
The AUSG also said that students with COVID-19 concerns have other responsibilities to focus their energies on, and academic requirements without reprieve do not help. Emphasizing that no student should be left behind, AUSG said that “considering our country’s condition...we perceive it to be inhumane to continue with the semester.”