MANILA, Philippines — Students from the University of the Philippines Visayas have condemned the “threats” and “harassments” they have received online for criticizing the current administration, after a video of their team’s cheer routine at an annual competition was posted online. The 18-minute video of the performance by the Skimmers – an academic organization of students from the Division of Humanities – was uploaded on social media and went viral. The performance was staged at the UPV Cheering Competition, as part of its Pahampang Season, a venue for students to tackle social and political issues through creative cheers. Their performance, which won the annual competition, highlighted press freedom, media killings and exploitation. Such handiwork seriously threatens established freedom of expression and right to speech of citizens under our Constitution,” itsaid.

Source: Philippine Star October 20, 2019 15:56 UTC