[LIVE] #BotongIsko2021 Live count of Votes
Here is the university-wide live count of votes for #BotongIsko2021, as reported by the Office of Student Projects and Activities (OSPA). Below is the breakdown of voter turnout per college.…
UP ALYANSA changes tune on “powerless” sectors
CLAIM: UP ALYANSA chairperson candidate Daine Torregosa said that the party does not believe that the masses are powerless. Rather, “[It’s] the political structures we have right now, the systemic oppression we’re experiencing, that render us disempowered.”
STAND UP CMC journ rep candidate claimed TNP is a college-recognized org. This is inaccurate.
Article by Karl Agbugay and Anna Kristal Tagunicar CLAIM: Journalism Representative candidate Angel Yabut, who is running under Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP CMC (STAND…
STAND UP CMC Rep to the USC candidate wrongly claims gov’t does not provide free vaccination
CLAIM: Leandro Rafael Purisima, who is running as CMC Representative to the USC under the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights CMC (STAND UP CMC), claimed that free vaccinations are still not in sight amid trillions of debt incurred by the government for pandemic response.
Standard hues: How UP Diliman voted standard bearers in last 20 elections
Around half of the University Student Council (USC) elections in the past 20 years crowned chairpersons and vice chairpersons from the same party. But it hasn’t happened again in the…
As COVID-19 hits UP students and faculty, learning now ‘survival of the fittest’
In response to students’ clamor for academic ease, the UP administration released a memorandum informing the faculty to be lenient with deadlines on a case-to-case basis.
But students say that the memorandum is still subject to the teacher’s prerogative. This fails to ease their burden as they and their families contend with COVID-19.
But students say that the memorandum is still subject to the teacher’s prerogative. This fails to ease their burden as they and their families contend with COVID-19.
UP Diliman to open COVID-19 vaccination hub for Quezon City residents
A COVID-19 vaccination hub will open its doors in UP Diliman tomorrow, April 28, after the university partnered with the Quezon City government to expand its mass vaccination program.
[OPINION] The war of tarps: How the government’s ideology war is visual, too
The tarpaulin is a simple recipe: a piece of material with bold and striking typography, carrying an even bolder message. It has simultaneously been the ally of activists in protests and the weapon of politicians currying votes. The government is now using it to red-tag activists, creating the latest battlefield in its war against critics.
“How do we stay at home?”: Demolitions continue to hammer urban poor amid pandemic
As thousands of Filipinos are forced to live in uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic still in full swing, families in urban poor communities continue to lose their homes from demolitions and forced evictions.
[OPINION] Pinoy rap celebrates and justifies the male gaze
The doors of female representation in music swing both ways: it’s either glorifying or objectifying them. These depictions strike too close to home as they are immediately heard in Filipino rap.
From home court to home-based: What are Maroon athletes up to now?
Although often overlooked, sports remains to be one of the hardest-hit industries by the pandemic. For student-athletes, prioritizing safety means putting their dreams on hold indefinitely.
About Tinig ng Plaridel
Tinig ng Plaridel, the official student publication of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, came to existence in 1978, when then-President Ferdinand Marcos’ repressive machinery was at its deadliest and most desperate times. Amid this critical scenario, student journalists of the Institute of Mass Communication (now the College of Mass Communication) promoted freedom of expression through writing and publishing their own sentiments in print.