POINT OF VIEW By “Joe” Gibana: No warrantless arrests despite DND-UP accord termination, says PNP spox

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 Editor 0 Comment POINT OF VIEW By “Joe” Gibana: No warrantless arrests despite DND-UP accord termination, says PNP spox

Facade of the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame. Image from pnp.gov.ph website

POINT OF VIEW:
By “Joe” Gibana

HEADLINE:

No warrantless arrests despite DND-UP accord termination, says PNP spox

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday assured the public that there will be no warrantless arrests against University of the Philippines (UP) students despite the termination of the 1989 accord, which prevents military and police from entering UP campuses without prior approval from university officials

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[TELL IT TO THE BOY SCOUTS,, THE MARINES ARE DU30 LOYALIST DDS]

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‘UP HAS BECOME A SAFE HAVEN FOR ENEMIES OF THE STATE’

Lorenzana defends decision to terminate UP accord: ‘Times have changed’

Delfin Lorenzana, the Philippines’ defense secretary, speaks during an interview in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Fears that U.S. President Donald Trump will start a war with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea are overblown, Lorenzana said. Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg via Getty Images

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday defended his agency’s move to unilaterally terminate a long-time agreement with the University of the Philippines as it has become “a safe haven for the enemies of the state.”