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Raymond D. Basilio is the secretary-general of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers – Philippines. Previously, he served as the National Campaign Officer of the organisation (2013-14) and the regional coordinator of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers - Northern Mindanao (2010-2013). Before joining ACT, he served as community organiser for the indigenous peoples (Lumad) of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao Region while also helping in the formation of youth organisations in the region.

Written by Raymond D. Basilio

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   Democracy 30 September 2025

   Education voices | Promoting academic freedom in the Philippines

   Raymond D. Basilio

   This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International. The research report and executive summary are available here .

   Education voices | Promoting academic freedom in the Philippines

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   Trade union rights are human rights 9 December 2019

   “Philippines: On Persecuting Teachers and Weaponizing Education”, by Raymond D. Basilio.

   Raymond D. Basilio

   Teachers and education in the Philippines are under siege. The Duterte government’s worsening attacks on all forms of dissent, disguised as a ‘whole-of-nation approach’ purportedly to end local communist insurgency, is taking its toll on the sector that is universally mandated to espouse and uphold social justice, human rights and...

   “Philippines: On Persecuting Teachers and Weaponizing Education”, by Raymond D. Basilio.