In a statement, the UP Asian Center said that the arrest on Monday, said to be made by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the Philippine National Police, was not coordinated with school authorities. Amidst the on-going dialogues between the University and the government, this incident has no place in the UP community,” the UP Asian Center said. The UP Asian Center confirmed this, warning that the operation might have unnecessarily exposed their colleague’s family to the coronavirus. The UP-DILG accord affirms the other agreement, but it focuses on the law enforcement agencies and attached offices under DILG. While the UP-DILG accord was not revoked, both parties agreed to review their deal to make it attuned to the times.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 23, 2021 22:30 UTC