CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A group of youth activists raised alarm over what it said was the use by the military of students for a spy network targeting militant groups in school campuses, an accusation flatly denied by military officials. Kristine Cabardo, chair of League of Filipino Students (LFS) in northern Mindanao, said the military had formed what she termed as Student Intelligence Network (SIN) to spy on militant groups on campus. ADVERTISEMENTBy invitation onlyCabardo cited instances when the military had deployed armed soldiers to campuses in Mindanao, which Ingente again denied. Cabardo said some students in Mindanao State University (MSU) Iligan Institute of Technology admitted they were part of SIN. She said security officers of some schools would cite the military when reprimanding members of militant groups on campus.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2018 22:52 UTC