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Rep. Elago reacts to Duterte’s criticism of UP students “walking out” of classes; Expect more walk-outs on February 23, she says

(Eagle News) — Expect more walk-outs on February 23. Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago had this to say after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to give the slots of University of the Philippines students who kept on “walking out” of classes to bright and deserving lumads instead. “(On that day), expect even more students to walk out of their classes to fight Duterte’s dictatorship and tyrannical attacks on the youth and the people,” the militant lawmaker said […]

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Duterte threatens to give the slots of UP students who keep on “walking out” of classes to deserving lumads instead

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened to give the slots of University of the Philippines students who keep on “walking out” of classes to deserving lumads. The President made the statement in the local dialect in a speech before the Indigenous Leaders Summit in Davao, and hours after UP students–many of whom were affiliated with militant groups–staged a protest to condemn what they said was the US-Duterte regime. “These UP students who […]

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