“Kami ay narito para magsilbi at hindi para maghari. Ang mandato ninyo sa amin ay pagbabago—isang malinaw na utos para ayusin ang gobyerno at lipunan mula sa pamahalaang iilan lamang ang nakikinabang tungo sa isang pamahalaang kabutihan ng mamamayan ang pinangangalagaan.”
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Arroyo flunks term assessment; all eyes on new Aquino admin
June 30, 2010 – 1:37 am
LCC convener and USC vice chairperson Fermina “Amme” Agudo said, “We want to send a clear message to the Aquino administration that the Iskolar ng Bayan is united and is prepared to mobilize and be vigilant in his first 100 days.”
The First 100 Days of Noynoy Aquino: Issues and Indicators
June 30, 2010 – 1:35 am
I. GOOD GOVERNANCE
II. EDUCATION
III. INDUSTRIALIZATION PROGRAM
IV. HUMAN RIGHTS
Repeating change: Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III
June 19, 2010 – 10:33 am
At its onset, Noynoy’s six-year feat already promises to be challenging. At the helm of the executive branch of government, he must win the hearts of the legislature and the judiciary that are both hell-bent on playing hard to get.
Kuya Arnel: funny, dependable admin aide, 44
June 18, 2010 – 12:00 am
Arnel Q. Aga, an administrative aide for the College of Mass Communication (CMC) administration office in the University of the Philippines – Diliman (UPD), died of a heart attack last Monday, according to Clarissa Concepcion of the CMC administration office. He was 44.
Student group aids Chem Pav fix
June 17, 2010 – 11:34 pm
“After seeing the news on Facebook about the fire, we thought, ‘Why not organize an informal organization that will help in the relief efforts?’”
PROFILE: Jejomar C. Binay
June 14, 2010 – 8:37 pm
Binay would be the first Vice President not to come from the legislature, the oldest elected at 69, and perhaps the Vice President elected under the the most extraordinary circumstances.
PROFILE: Edcel C. Lagman
June 11, 2010 – 11:37 pm
Perhaps the most controversial bill Lagman has authored is House Bill 17, or the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, which has been judged by critics as anti-life and pro-abortion.
Lagman dismissed these allegations, saying the bill strengthens family life by giving parents an informed choice in planning their families. Still, opponents of the Bill, notably the Catholic Church, dispute these claims.
TNP home page set in black to commemorate Ampatuan Massacre
June 11, 2010 – 10:51 am
In commemoration of the 200th day of the Ampatuan Massacre, Tinig ng Plaridel’s home page (tinigngplaridel.net) will sport a BLACK background today. Impunity and corruption have no place in our society; we must never forget.
On Palma Hall
June 11, 2010 – 10:33 am
Hit by a fire Wednesday evening, Palma Hall was one of the first buildings to be constructed in the Diliman Campus after the University of the Philippines administration decided to move its flagship campus from the Manila campus in 1939. While new buildings were constructed for the CAL and CS some classes under these colleges were still held at A.S. The Biology, Physics and Chemistry Pavilions remained behind AS building, facing Quirino Avenue.