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[EDITORIAL] Elections, the impunity theater
Impunity becomes more potent in the elections. Now is not the time to merely chronicle this violent history. Not when our colleagues perish without reason. Not when we’ve seen what the state can do to silence the critical press.
[EDITORIAL] From one dictator to another: Unearthing each other’s grave
One of Ferdinand Marcos’ children is sitting comfortably in the Senate. The other, seeking higher office. His wife, scot-free from multiple counts of graft. Right from the grave, the dictator is rising unstopped.
Who else took him out of his sepulcher but President Duterte himself?
EDITORIAL: Athletes are more than their weight in gold
Credit-grabbers like Roque represent how politicians act in the country’s time of triumph. The only thing Duterte’s administration made possible for athletes is a conundrum: Olympians need to grab the gold to get the bare minimum, while politicians do only the bare minimum to grab the most gold.
[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.…
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.
Kin of ‘Bloody Sunday’ victims call for justice for slain activists
Families of the nine slain activists in the ‘Bloody Sunday’ police operation condemned the ruthless killing of the police and demanded justice for their loved ones in a press briefing March 12.
Red-tagging of campus press prompts renewed calls for laws protecting student journos
After the recent spate of red-tagging incidents on campus publications, Kabataan Partylist representative Sarah Elago urged the fasttrack passage of two bills to protect and solidify campus press freedom.
The emergence of #EmergencyCommissions in COVID-19
Story by Christina Quiambao “Bakit mo siningil?” Despite being delighted to receive a measly P50 payment for an art commission, Dindin heard this question straight from her mother who disapproved…
‘Kanlungan ng aktibismo’: UP commemorates 50 years since Diliman Commune in virtual exhibit
“I felt oblivious to the dramatic events that were happening around me. I concentrated on my fallen comrade who was lying on the pavement in a pool of his own blood,” Rolando “Dodoy” Soncuya said in his 2015 essay “The Death of My Unexpected Hero.”
EDITORIAL: Immunity, not impunity
As all eyes look towards the arrival of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, the government must not drop the ball again this time. The only way forward is to secure an effective, science-based vaccination plan that is not thwarted by greed of those in power.
UP admissions portal malfunctions on first day amid surge of applicants, tech hiccups
After months of waiting to apply to UP, applicants had trouble accessing the portal on the first day of admissions due to domain issues and a deluge of users. They have until Feb. 15 to complete their application.