Students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) urged the university administration to act against sexual harassment and violence.
This after the Communication Student Council (COC) Student Council received a report from one of its students about an alleged online harassment case involving a professor.
In a statement released Tuesday, March 16, the COC urged the PUP administration to provide adequate and proper training and education to their employees to "prevent any form of sexual harassment and violence which became rampant for the past year, both online and offline, in the the university."
"It should also be part of the training and hiring system of the university as well. We must never tolerate and turn a blind eye on such spiteful behavior, instead, we must take immediate actions against it," it underscored.
The student council also called on the COC administration to recognize the "survivor's situation and appeal of justice" and to provide survivor-centered assistance and hold the perpetrator accountable.
"We believe that the college should serve as one of the safest spaces for everyone. The professor and the college administration should not invalidate nor ignore this kind of incident," it added.