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As Duterte targets ‘enemies of state’ at University of the Philippines, protests flare and critics tell him to ‘look in West Philippine Sea’
Faculty members and students at the University of the Philippines (UP) erupted in protest Tuesday after the country’s defence secretary suddenly announced he was nullifying a 32-year old agreement banning police and soldiers from entering any of the state institution’s campuses without prior notice.“With or without the agreement we will protect academic freedom in the university. We will fight for it no matter what happens,” said Ferdinand Manegdeg, dean of the UP’s College of Engineering,…