Ang Unang Hakbang (My UPCAT Story)
(As thousands of students all over the Philippines take the University of the Philippines College Admission Test this weekend, TNP is posting an essay written in Filipino by one of…
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Eagles edge past spirited Maroons
by Edison Ubaldo The University of the Philippines squandered a 10-point lead early in the third quarter to suffer another heart-breaking loss at the hands of five-peat-seeking Ateneo de Manila…
INFOCUS: PEOPLE’S SONA 2012
by Lois Joy Guinmapang Violence ensued in the “SONA ng Bayan” when thousands of militant activists knocked down several fences along Commonwealth Avenue in an attempt to gain access to…
Varsity Profiles Part 1 (Men’s Teams)
by Yski Rualo and Luis Miclat Now that the season 75 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines finally began, let us get to know the goals and…
Manila Undressed: A Review of Emerson Reyes’ MNL 143
by Christelle Delvo Emerson Reyes writes a love letter to the city of Manila with his first full-length feature film, MNL 143. Reyes pays a lovely and often humorous…
COLUMN: Polar opposites
by Jon Lindley Agustin Time flies. Barely a few days before President Benigno Aquino III’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA), the World Wide Web is swarmed…
EDITORIAL: Changing identity
photo courtesy of UP System Information Office When President Aquino delivered his 2011 budget message in August 2010, he categorically said that it his administration’s policy to gradually…
UP students question PNoy’s performance in pre-SONA rally
by Dexter Cabalza photo by Jon Benedik Bunquin University of the Philippines students gave their second-year gift to President Aquino on the streets once again. Ten days…
Diliman Games stalled anew
by Ardelle Costuna This year’s scheduled Diliman Games will be postponed again due to problems with the ongoing renovations of the College of Human Kinetics (CHK) gym. According to a…
ALYANSA dominates USC elections
By Melissa Luz Lopez Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA) dominated this year’s University Student Council (USC) elections, winning the seat for Chairperson and clinching…
Poll Update: School of Statistics
Voters’ turn-out: 62.03% STAT REP TO THE USC: Stephen Jun Villejo (ALYANSA) – 209 Allan Ibañez (KAISA) – 74 Abstain – 29 CHAIRPERSON: Michael Van Supranes – 242 Abstain –…
[UPDATED] Law posts nearly 81% turnout
By Vince Nonato The College of Law recorded a high 80.99% turnout today, despite a few setbacks that delayed the local Law Student Government elections by an hour. 554 out…