Tinig ng Plaridel

Sep
26
2011

Rehearsals of revolution: A freshie’s take on rallies

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By Sara Jamel Bangayan
“Iskolar ng bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban!”
It was the chant that students from different state universities yelled as they marched towards Mendiola. Various schools, including the University of the Philippines Manila, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Bulacan State University, Philippine Normal University and the University of the Philippines Diliman, joined Friday’s walkout to [...]

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Sep
26
2011

UP students learn through ‘Stations of the Cut’

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By Angely Joyce Calle
More than 125 students learned the situation of different sectors of society through the “Stations of the Cut,” an educational group discussion on the second day of strike against the P800 million budget cut.
As a call for greater state subsidy, the students joined groups in different locations called “stations.” Six were put up, [...]

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Sep
22
2011

Pascual: Demand greater state subsidy

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By Melissa Luz Lopez
University of the Philippines President Alfredo Pascual encouraged students, faculty and staff of the university to join the three-day strike, not only to protest against the budget cut, but also to call for greater state subsidy for education.
“Importante ang pagkilos na ito para maipadama sa mga namumuno at sa taumbayan kung ano [...]

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Sep
16
2011

Pascual: Serve the people, uphold honor and excellence

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By Sara Jamel Bangayan and Elizabeth Escaño
The University of the Philippines must uphold honor and excellence and exist to serve the people, newly-vested UP president Alfredo Pascual said Thursday.
“I do not profess to make UP great overnight. But I shall mark the path and launch UP towards greatness during my term,” the 20th UP president [...]

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Sep
15
2011

Diliman chancy supports budget fight

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By James Relativo
UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar Saloma marched with 500 students, deans, faculties and staff around the Academic Oval yesterday to protest the budget cuts in education and other social services.
The Chancellor also expressed his overwhelming support for the coming student strikes on September
21 to 23, given that the “students do not forget their obligations [...]

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Sep
11
2011

Lanuza reforms student housing policies

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by Angely Joyce Calle
Sociology professor Gerardo Lanuza is giving the University of the Philippines Diliman residence halls an extreme makeover.
After his appointment last July, the new director of the Office of Student Housing said he aims to make dormitories an organized venue for learning, discussion and assembly.
“As a second home, [dormitories are] supposed to allow [...]

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Sep
11
2011

Gov’t “deliberately” cuts SUC budgets – Anakbayan

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by Dean Lozarie
The Aquino administration’s dwindling support for state universities and colleges (SUCs) is a deliberate government policy and not a result of mismanaged funds or misplaced
priorities, said Kabataan partylist Secretary-General Vencer Crisostomo last Friday.
President Benigno Aquino III admitted to gradually decreasing funding for SUCs to push them towards self-sufficiency in his message on the [...]

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Jul
23
2011

Lola Sela: Keep radio drama alive

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By Hajilyn Javier
Radio drama pioneer Eloisa Cruz-Canlas, the 2011 Gawad Plaridel Awardee, urged media students to be fearless in their work and to never forget their obligation to the country.
“Maging matapang sa pagsasabi ng katotohanan. Huwag kayong matakot. Alamin natin ang totoo at i-broadcast natin (Be brave in speaking the truth. Do not be afraid. [...]

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Jul
19
2011

Pinoy-made trains to be constructed inside UP Diliman

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By Xianne Arcangel
Nine months from now, members of the UP community might be able to ride a locally-made train touted as the future of Philippine mass transport.
The University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology signed Monday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of a 500-meter monorail track which will [...]

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Jul
18
2011

CHK cancels Diliman Games to repair old gym roof

By Dexter Cabalza and Melissa Luz Lopez
Damages to the roof of the old College of Human Kinetics gym have prompted its Varsity Sports Office to call off holding the Diliman Games for the first semester.
CHK Dean Leilani Gonzalo said the annual inter-college sporting event was cancelled to make way for the replacement of the old [...]

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