Six student leaders in the University of Santo Tomas withdraw their candidacies for the upcoming central student council elections as the campus administration continues to draw flak for alleged suppression of academic freedom.
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00:00 Six student leaders in the University of Santo Tomas withdraw their candidacies for the upcoming
00:05 Central Student Council elections as the campus administration continues to draw flak for
00:10 alleged suppression of academic freedom.
00:13 In a statement released Wednesday, March 20, six of the seven CSC candidates say they felt,
00:18 quote, "compelled to take a principled stand against participating in a system resistant
00:23 to reform."
00:24 The move is the latest blow against campus officials of Asia's oldest university, which
00:28 is grappling with allegations of student censorship.
00:31 The issue was reignited as the Office for Student Affairs forced takedown of a photo
00:35 uploaded by student-led media organization Tomasino Web in February.
00:39 In that same week, philosophy student Raven Braceles received a show-cause notice from
00:44 university officials asking her to defend her role as chairperson of a national democratic
00:48 mass organization.
00:49 (upbeat music)