By Dexter Cabalza
Rain started to pour in the CMC veranda. The pool of CMC students and faculty in black shirts suddenly turned to a colorful display when they opened their umbrellas.
They endured the rain as they commemorated the second anniversary of the Maguindanao (Ampatuan) massacre Wednesday.
“Kapag tinitingnan natin itong mga imahe ng mga nasawi dito [...]
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CMC commemorates second year of Maguindanao Massacre
November 28, 2011 – 4:54 pm
A Future In Retrospect
November 27, 2011 – 8:08 pm
Maye,
20 years from now:
Hey. I hope you’re all right.
More importantly, I hope you’re alive.
I write this letter on the 2nd anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre. To date, with 58 people killed, 32 of whom were media practitioners, it is the worst election-related violence in the country, and the single incident in the world to involve [...]
Two Reflections on Two Years: This Constant Reminder/ Beyond the Words, Behind the Numbers
November 26, 2011 – 9:44 pm
Beginning Nov. 23, 2011, the two-year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, Tinig ng Plaridel will be posting a series of personal narratives reflecting how we, the editors, have wrestled with the memory of the event. As recipients, students and future practitioners of media, this is our way of adding our voices to the call for justice, and [...]
Two Reflections on Two Years: How to write a news story on impunity in two hours/ A second year of impunity
November 24, 2011 – 11:56 pm
Beginning Nov. 23, 2011, the two-year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, Tinig ng Plaridel will be posting a series of personal narratives reflecting how we, the editors, have wrestled with the memory of the event. As recipients, students and future practitioners of media, this is our way of adding our voices to the call for justice, and [...]
EDITORIAL: Never forget
November 23, 2011 – 11:02 pm
It isn’t difficult to answer the rallying call to remember the 2009 Maguindanao massacre. Fifty-eight people, including 32 journalists and media workers, were killed in a case of election-related violence brought about by a warlord-coddling government. It is considered the worst case of poll-related violence in the country’s history.
The massacre is also the single worst [...]
Two Reflections on Two Years: To dread is to dare / Numbering the dead
November 23, 2011 – 10:49 pm
Beginning today, the two-year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, Tinig ng Plaridel will be posting a series of personal narratives reflecting how we, the editors, have wrestled with the memory of the event. As recipients, students and future practitioners of media, this is our way of adding our voices to the call for justice, and [...]
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.”