Groups condemn attack on student, blame budget cut

Groups condemn attack on student, blame budget cut
 
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com
MANILA –Schools are supposed to be a safe place for students. But recently a graduating student of political science at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City was attacked right inside the University Student Council (USC) office.

Lordei Camille Anjuli Hina is now in critical condition after she was attacked by an alleged robber and three other accomplices on Wednesday, Feb 1.

UP’s official student publication, the Philippine Collegian, surmised that Hina may have been hit with an ice pick just above the left temple, fracturing her skull.

One of the three suspects was arrested by the UP police on the same day. Carlo Pecayo, 35, is now detained at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Station 9. The QCPD is also conducting a manhunt for Pecayo’s two other unidentified accomplices. Hina’s bag and two laptops were recovered by the police.

The Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (Stand-UP) and the progressive youth organization Anakbayan condemned the attempted robbery of the USC and the attack on Hina. Lordei Hina is a member of Stand-UP and former secretary-general of Center for Nationalist Studies (CNS)..... MORE

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