Jun 3, 2026 | Newsflash, Newsflashes, Publications
In a move that betrays their staggering lack of self-awareness and prudence, the majority of the House of Representatives has voted to expel Rep. Kiko Barzaga yesterday, on grounds of “disorderly behavior” and “conduct unbecoming of a member of the...
May 19, 2026 | Newsflash, Newsflashes, Publications
I note with extreme concern the armed encounter in Negros Occidental on May 16 which claimed the lives of five members of the NPA, one of which was UP Cebu alumnus Vince Francis Dingding. Just a few weeks after the brutal killings of 19 individuals in Negros, the...
Apr 23, 2026 | Newsflash, Newsflashes, Publications
As a retired professor at the University of the Philippines, I am devastated and outraged at the death of UP Diliman student leader Alyssa Alano, who was slain in a military offensive in Negros Occidental, along with 18 others. The Philippine Army’s official...
Apr 9, 2026 | Newsflash, Newsflashes, Publications
Press Release, April 8, 2026 “There is one foundational principle in academic ethics, and that is to not spread lies. Punongbayan and Paloyo have intentionally and maliciously violated this principle. Academic freedom is the freedom to express the truth, not to spread...
