Manila, June 10 -- A group which lost a case in the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the official policy on Filipino and Panitikan instruction in higher education institutions has filed a "letter of protest" to Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin.
In their letter, the Alyansa ng mga Tagapagtanggol ng Wikang Filipino said the SC decision in the case is "patently unjust as it involves the violation of the Constitution's language provisions".
The group clarified that they sent a letter instead of a second motion for reconsideration on the advice of their lawyers.
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Prospero E. De Vera III earlier clarified that the SC decision on the controversy showed that the CHED did not abolish Filipino and Panitikan ...