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program
to continue would be ultimately self-destructive.
The
ROTC program would have been left to neglect a decaying system
if not for the courageous act exemplified by Mark Welson Chua.
For this, we commend his bravery and sacrifice. We strongly
condemn the brutal slaying to which he had been subjected.
We also sympathize with his bereaved family and echo their
call to the authorities to expedite the delivery of justice
for his senseless killing.
The
University Belt Consortium is heartened by the deep expression
of serious concern coming from the higher educational institutions
particularly the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities
(PACU) and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational
Associations (COCOPEA), which have shared their own sentiments
regarding the malady besetting the ROTC.
We
are encouraged by this display of solicitude. Because of this,
we are further inspired to carry on the fight, which one of
our beloved students had initiated and paid for with his life.
It is with fervency and a deep desire for change that we make
an appeal to all colleges and universities in the Philippines
to join us in this crusade to eradicate a rotting system and
excise a cancer that gnaws on the lives of the young and the
innocent.
Signed
BY:
REV.
FR. JAIME BELITA, CM
President, Adamson University
ATTY.
AUGUSTO SUNICO
President, Manuel L. Quezon University
MR.
FRANCISCO CAYCO
President, Arellano University
DR.
EDILBERTO DE JESUS
President, Far Eastern University
DR.
JESUS JHOCSON
President, National University
DR.
JOSEFINA CORTES
President, University of the East
DR.
ROSITA NAVARRO
President, Centro Escolar University
FR.
TAMERLANE R. LANA, O.P.
Rector, University of Santo Tomas
DR.
VIRGILIO DE LOS SANTOS
President, University of Manila
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