(7 Nov 2021) The system-wide library council of the University of Philippines (UP) has expressed its strong opposition to the decision of banning and removal of books from libraries and online platforms that the government deemed subversive, saying it “threatens to undermine” academic freedom and “book purges” are practiced by authoritarian societies.
“We, the System-wide University Library Council (ULC) of the University of the Philippines, strongly oppose the removal and banning of such books and materials from libraries in the CAR (Cordillera Administrative Region)—and anywhere else in the country,” it said.
The group urged librarians and university officials to protect “libraries from any form of censorship, and to resist any actions that will compromise academic freedom.”
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