Baka dagdagan ko pa ’yan eh (We might even add more),” UPV chancellor Clement Camposano said in a Facebook post. The books and other reading materials were turned over to police and military officials purportedly to protect the students from the communist insurgency. Five campusesOn Sept. 24, the Aklan State University (ASU) in Banga town also turned over mostly donated books and pamphlets that it considered “subversive” to the Regional Task Force to End Local Communists Armed Conflict (RTF-Elcac). Camposano said all books and ideas are welcome in UPV. “If they have better ideas, then they should sell them in the open market of ideas,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2021 20:35 UTC