Philippines: UP System Library Council slams ‘purging’ of ‘subversive’ books
(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…