The stories that make it into the pages of this website are more than the ones we report. The different people and images in their coverage leave impressions on journalists. In celebration of these stories, Tinig ng Plaridel devotes this space to personal narratives reflecting how events, people and places affect our reporters.
By James Relativo
That [...]
By Elizabeth E. Escaño
The University of the Philippines community on Thursday condemned the violent dispersal of the “Occupy Mendiola” protest at Bustillos Church, Manila on Dec. 7.
In a press conference in the Palma Hall lobby, students, faculty, staff and administration representatives came together to protest the brutal police reaction to the rally.
“Hindi pa ko nakakita [...]
By Melissa Luz Lopez
Juan Alcanices, a transferee student from the Trinity University of Asia, was all set for the enrollment second semester this year. After all, he had already submitted his Bracket B certification form, his family’s income tax return and the vicinity map of their residence – requirements for the Socialized Tuition Financial Assistance [...]
by Marisse Gabrielle Panaligan
Women’s varsity teams steered the University of the Philippines to fifth place in the partial standings of the overall standings of the UAAP Season 74, garnering 105 points from the 14 first semester sports events.
The Women’s Swimming Team led UP as they defended their title from last season, while the Women’s Table [...]
By Lindley Agustin
The University of the Philippines, like Hogwarts, is in grave danger – not from Death Eaters but from budget eaters. It tries to get out of the spooky forest while branches and twigs run through its legs. It trips, falls down, and gets up again though ignorant of what lies beyond the forest. UP [...]
The Board of Regents (BOR), UP’s highest policy-making body, selected Pascual as the university’s 20th president by a simple majority in the first round of voting at their meeting at Quezon Hall earlier today.
The Lady Maroons succumbed to a bunch of errors after the glitch-free opener, giving away 42 points compared to the Warriors’ 28, before finally closing them out in the fourth set.
“Ganoon kasi naman ang UP eh, mahilig gumawa ng istorya. Doon tayo naiiba. Hindi lang tayo gagawa ng sayaw para magpasikat,” Antonio added.
The Maroons tried to send the game into overtime, but a minute proved to be too short a time to catch up against the UE Red Warriors, 67-61.
Meanwhile, UP remains winless in 13 outings. A loss against the University of the East on Saturday will tie their 2007 0-14 record in the UAAP.