MANILA, Philippines --- Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque sees the proposed measure that will institutionalize the agreement between the Department of National Defense and the University of the Philippines (UP) that bar the presence of military and police personnel in its campuses as a "reasonable proposal."
"We've always respected the prerogative of our legislators to legislate national policies. Sa akin po, that seems to be a reasonable proposal but that has to be enacted po into law," Roque, a UP alumnus, and a former professor said in a televised press briefing Thursday.
Senate Bill No. 2002, filed by Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Grace Poe, and Joel Villanueva, s...
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Bill institutionalizing UP-DND accord a ‘reasonable proposal’ — Roque