MANILA, Philippines — Youth party-list Kabataan on Sunday joined calls online for universities to ease academic loads on students amid the coronavirus pandemic and the destruction caused by Typhoon Ulysses. As of press time, over 500 students have signed the petition. Roque: 'Babagsak kayo'In a tweet report by ABS-CBN News, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque responded to the Ateneo students, saying in Filipino: "You will fail. We cannot prioritize our schoolwork when our countrymen are suffering unnecessarily at the hands of those in power," the petition signed by Ateneo students read. "We cannot sit idly by and do our modules, ignoring the fact that the Philippine nation is in shambles."

Source: Philippine Star November 15, 2020 09:11 UTC