News Archives – Page 2 of 66 – Tinig ng Plaridel

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TIMELINE: How UP Diliman’s welfare break came and went — and why there’s a growing push for its return

Posted on 23 November 202523 November 2025
byJoshua Brian Buenviaje

ERRATUM: An earlier version of this article mistakenly referred to SLIS as the “School of Library and Information Sciences.” The correct name of the college is “School of Library and…

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Ampatuan massacre victims’ kin push CA to resolve long-pending appeal — legal counsel

Posted on 22 November 202522 November 2025
byEstelle Paray

Families of Ampatuan massacre victims urged the Court of Appeals (CA) to hand down its long-pending ruling on their appeal for damages 16 years after the brutal killings, their legal…

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Acquitted ‘Mayo Uno 6’ demand justice vs police abuse

Posted on 14 November 2025
byPhilippe Marquez

The legal counsel of acquitted youth activists “Mayo Uno 6” demanded accountability from state forces who violently arrested them during a 2024 Labor Day rally. The six activists were acquitted…

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Samar court junks murder raps vs Tacloban 5’s Cumpio; co-accused denied same relief

Posted on 7 November 20258 November 2025
byJustin Boncodin

A Northern Samar court dismissed the murder charges against detained Tacloban-based community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, but upheld the same raps against human rights defender Alexander “Chakoy” Abinguna. In a…

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CA: No basis to forfeit funds seized from Tacloban 5’s Cumpio, Domequil

Posted on 6 November 20256 November 2025
byLau Bacia

The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed a Manila court’s decision ordering the forfeiture of funds seized from detained Tacloban-based journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defender Mariel Domequil,…

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Makabayan seeks to strip PNP, CIDG of subpoena powers

Posted on 30 October 202530 October 2025
byAndre Esguerra and Lau Bacia

A new bill filed by Makabayan lawmakers on Thursday seeks to repeal an earlier law that gave the Philippine National Police (PNP) and its Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)…

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Gender equality advocates call for more accessible, localized sex ed

Posted on 24 October 202525 October 2025
byBryce Macaya

EDITOR’S NOTE: Tinig ng Plaridel is an official media partner of UP Pride 2025. Women and queer rights advocates pushed to make sex education more accessible and attuned to the…

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‘Atin ang Kinse’: Fisherfolk back bill seeking exclusive rights to coastal waters threatened by commercial fleets

Posted on 24 October 202524 October 2025
byDanie Cabrera and Justin Boncodin

Small fisherfolk across the archipelago rally behind a bill seeking exclusive fishing rights over municipal waters, which they say have been taken over by big commercial fishing firms. The Makabayan…

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‘P90 per student, P4.6K per soldier’: Kabataan hits House-approved 2026 nat’l budget

Posted on 13 October 202514 October 2025
byJustin Boncodin and Andre Esguerra

The House-approved 2026 national budget bill allots only P90 per student but spends over P4,600 per military personnel daily, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Renee Co said in a speech explaining her…

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Interim release bid denied, Duterte may commit crimes vs humanity anew — ICC

Posted on 11 October 202514 October 2025
byJustin Boncodin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for interim release, citing risks Duterte might continue committing alleged crimes against humanity. Duterte’s political network, including ties…

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Maskom FST council complete for third straight year

Posted on 17 September 202517 September 2025
byZoe Davad

Freshies, shiftees and transferees (FSTs) of the UP College of Media and Communication (CMC) will have a full slate of student leaders for A.Y. 2025 to 2026, the CMC FST…

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Open BOR meetings to campus journos — UP student publications

Posted on 5 September 20256 September 2025
byJustin Boncodin

Student publications from the University of the Philippines (UP) System urged the Board of Regents (BOR) — the university’s highest decision-making body — to open its traditionally closed-door meetings to…