He also reminded Cardema, who headed the Duterte youth group before being appointed by the President to the NYC, that the government serves everyone, even if they voted for Duterte or not. Dissent in a democracy should never be frowned upon, much less penalized in any way,” Escudero said. In a statement on Tuesday, Cardema asked Duterte to release an Executive Order removing the scholarship of students with alleged links to the Communist Party of the Philippines, New Peoples’ Army, and the National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). “As Chairman of the National Youth Commission, I am requesting our Head of Government, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, to issue an Executive Order removing the government scholarships of all anti-government scholars,” Cardema said. /jpvREAD: NYC chair: Remove scholarships of ‘anti-government’ studentsADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 20, 2019 07:07 UTC