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allied with the "terrorist" Com-
dorse administration
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Malacanang, lawmakers, the jus- Violation of Constitution munist ParW of the Philippines, IGbataan Rep. S
tice secretary and student grouPs Sen. Francis Escudero said New People's Army and Nation- said both the right to
on wednesday rejected a propos- Cardema's suggestion violat€d al Democratic Front of the the dght to educatior
al by the head of the National the Constitution and the Peo- Philippines. damental rights tha
Youth Commission (NYC) to pte's right to free speech, to He told reporters his pro- should uphold and prl
peaceably assemble and petition posed executive order would "Only a fascist r
withdraw state scholarshiPs from
student activists with suspected the government for redress of provide a system to identify its puppets like Cal
links to communist rebels who grievances, and to due process these students, adding that the hold these rights (
and equal protection of the laws-. military has informed him that each other," she said.
ioin antigovernment Protests,
23 government "scholars" have
saying this would violate the con- "The sycophantic and obse-
stitutional right to freedom of quious suggestion of the NYC been killed in clashes with sol- Cardema's ouster
speech and expression. head shows his ignorance of tJre diers since last year. Akbayan Rep. To
The officials and the Nation- Constitution and, far from help- But Escudero said rebellion larin backed calls fol
al Union of Students of
the ing, is surely doing a disservice was. alrehdy a crimc and the ouster, saying the I
Philippines (NUSP) reacted.on to PRRD and the government," guilty would be imprisoned, so statements "betray l
Wednesday to statements made said Escudero. revoking any scholarship would cations of a public c
be "moot and acadcmic." wants government t(
by NYC chair Ronald Cardema Justice SecretarY Menardo
who had urged President Guevarra said adopting the pro- Vice President Leni Robredo enforce his ideas no r
Duterte to issue an executive posal "would effectively re- exprcsscd alarm over Cardema's idiotic they are."
order to remove funding for all strain the youth's constitutional statemcnts, wondering whether The spokesperso
antigovernment scholars. right to freedom of speech and the NYC wanted the youth to be bayan Youth, Cassie I
expression." "just blind followers." the Inquirer that
Duterter No "Our state universities and Robredo told reporters in Ce statements were "unf
Mr. Duterte himself said on colleges, instead of
taking it bu City on Wednesday that Fil- "What Cardema
Tuesday that students won't against militant students bY ipino youth activists have always antigovernment anc
lose their scholarships iust for dropping thern ftom the roll, been seen as agedts of change, try, we think is natior
expressing dissent. should be proud that they are citing their resistance to the Mar- Deluriasaid. ,

"l need (to see) more overt producing young people who are ANTIACTIVIST National Youth Commission Chair Ronald cos dictatorship leading to the Bas Claudio, the
socially aware and concerned not Cardema, who headed the Duterte Youth movement, whipped up Edsa People Power Revolution
\) acts," he said.
Presidential spokesperson only about tiemselves but also a controversy over his proposal to withdraw state scholarships Escudero said Cardema
Salvador Panelo said it was un- about the natioD," he said. from antigovernment student activists, which was thumbed should be fired from the gov-
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likely that the President would Guevarra added that it was down by Malacaffang, lawmalers and student groups for ernment for making those
lJ issue such an order. not illegal to suppert commu- violating freedom of speech and expression. statements while student
.J "If a scholarship for a stu- nism as an ideology, but ex- groups and minority legislators
dent is removed on the basis of .pressing this through arrned in the House of Representatives
o suspicign,I don't think the Pres- struggle against the govern- join leftist organizations or join Panelo said it was "common demanded his resignation. ment" than a
a ident will sign that," Panelo ment "is something else." protests and rallies. sense" for the government not NUSP, the broadest alliance
said, adding that revoking a "lt's the NYC that is making to finance the schooling of a of student councils in the coun-
scholarship should be based on NYC'S illegal move an illegal move if it would con- student who wanted "to kiu the qy. said cdrdema should step
legat and "Ieasonable grounds." Sen. Francis Pangilinan said .tinue this illegal policy," government." dbwn for making the proposal
The Dqterte administration it was not illegal for students to Pangilinan said. Cardema later clarified that aid for alleged politicking by us-

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