Rainbow’s Sunset and the state of the festering MMFF
The 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival has been plagued by controversies even before it had begun. Apart from the criticism towards its predictable film line-up – a Vic Sotto and a Coco Martin crossover action-comedy, a Vice Ganda fantasy-slapstick comedy, two horror films, two romantic comedies, a romance drama, and a family drama – off-screen controversies continued to surround the festival.
Higit 1,000 mag-aaral sa UPD, walang libreng matrikula
Lagpas 8 porsiyento ng mga di-gradwadong mag-aaral sa UP Diliman (UPD) ang hindi nakatamasa ng libreng matrikula nitong semestre dala ng mga kondisyong itinala sa pagpapatupad ng Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act o RA 10931.
Sa 13,167 na nakatalang di-gradwadong mag-aaral, 1,143 o 8.44% ang nagbabayad ng matrikula ayon sa datos na nakalap mula sa Office of the University Registrar (OUR).
Kadamay-San Roque to file lawsuit vs NHA over demolition, relocation issues
Text by Khim Joshua Raymundo Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay)-San Roque will file charges against the National Housing Authority (NHA) with the aid of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers…
UP ALYANSA dominates new-look USC
In the aftermath of fraternity-related violence on campus and online, the University Student Council (USC) will gain fresh faces next semester, with UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP ALYANSA) holding a dominant 8 in 14 seats.
From a 6-4-4 ratio, UP ALYANSA will have a commanding influence over the highest office and seven councilor positions, while STAND UP will retain four councilors, and KAISA-UP with two posts left.
Over 400 dormers to be displaced by January
A total of 430 tenants in the Molave, Yakal and Kamia Residence Halls will be forced to move out by the end of the year, due to year-long renovations at the start of the next semester.
The reconstruction of the said dormitories, which were allotted 77, 82, and 95 million pesos by the university administration, respectively, will be handled by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Plano ni Labiste sa Maskom, suportado ng mga mag-aaral
Santiago, nais bumuo ng ethics committee para sa gawaing pang-kolehiyo
#16Strong: UP bows out to Ateneo in Finals Series
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons ended their bid with a silver podium finish after 32 years in the UAAP Season 81 Men’s Basketball Finals Series, yesterday, December…
UP slips up in First Finals Appearance against ADMU
Struggling in the first game of the Battle of Katipunan, the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons were defeated by the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles, 79-88,…
‘This is where I really belong’ – Akhuetie
Two years after he left the University of Perpetual Help System, Bright Akhuetie is now finals-bound in the UAAP Season 81 Men’s Basketball Tournament, donning the maroon and white. After…
#AtinTwo: UP makes the UAAP Finals after OT thriller
Nothing– not questionable calls, nor free throw shooting woes– could stop history, as the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team have made their first UAAP Finals…
Mula sa Buwan: Noble romanticism with a noble heart
Black Box Productions restages its Filipino musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac with Mula sa Buwan. First performed in 2016 in Ateneo’s Irwin Theatre, it now moves to…
From the Grassroots: ML in the eyes of multisectoral groups
Discussing the threats on human rights, the economy, national minorities, and peace process in Mindanao, after more than a year under martial law, representatives from research groups and human rights…