Manila, Jan. 20 -- University of the Philippines (UP) students and alumni should thoroughly read the 1989 Department of National Defense-UP accord before reacting to the issue on its abrogation, a UP alumnus said on Wednesday.
"Nabasa ba ninyo ito? Kung nabasa ninyo, anu-ano ba'ng mga napagkasunduan talaga ang napawalang-bisa sa pagkaka-abrogate nito ni Secretary (Delfin) Lorenzana (Have you read this? If indeed you have already read it, which terms of the agreement are being terminated by virtue of the abrogation of Secretary Lorenzana?)," UP alumnus and Yes for Peace convenor Ernie Alcanzare said in an open letter.
Alcanzare was reacting to protest rallies by different groups, students, and members of the UP community in the wake of the...