Andre Esguerra, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

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Antonio proclaimed new USC vice chair despite abstentions topping race

Posted on 18 May 202518 May 2025
byAndre Esguerra

Chloe Angeli Antonio was proclaimed the next UP Diliman University Student Council (USC) vice chairperson on Friday, May 16, despite abstentions exceeding her vote count. Amassing 3,173 votes, UP Alyansa…

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UP student leaders negotiate with admin to restore axed reading break

Posted on 23 February 202523 February 2025
byAndre Esguerra

Several university-wide student councils across the University of the Philippines (UP) system are in talks with university administrators to reinstate the reading break in their respective campuses. UP Cebu (UPC),…

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5 min

Mga Lupang Nilalamon ng Kaunlaran

Posted on 31 October 202423 August 2025
byAndre Esguerra

Nanulasok ang simoy ng karagatan pagsalampak ng pisngi ni Rustene sa buhangin ng dalampasigan. Kasabay ng lagapak ang gadaliring tansong tumalsik sa tabi ng isang kabibe. Makintab din ito gaya…

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Palawan IPs Face Harassment by Alleged San Miguel Corp Personnel

Posted on 8 October 202423 August 2025
byAndre Esguerra and Bea Umali

Fifty years after being forcibly evicted from their 10,821-hectare ancestral territory, the Indigenous peoples (IPs) of Brgy. Bugsuk, Palawan, grapple anew with armed attacks on their last remaining island. Armed…

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Peasant groups decry human rights abuses, land-grabbing against Bulacan farmers

Posted on 30 September 2024
byAndre Esguerra

Ahead of Peasant Month, farmer organizations denounced persisting state-sanctioned human rights abuses and corporate land-grabbing in San Jose Del Monte (SJDM), Bulacan. At least 20 counts of human rights offenses…

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4 min

The Dry Clay Men With Shooty Sticks

Posted on 21 September 20241 November 2024
byAndre Esguerra

This is a work of fiction. I used to climb down these rocks and wash my hair in River. But someone’s there now. He flickers between the blades of grass…

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‘Taumbayan sa Senado’: Makabayan bares 3 more Senate bets for #Halalan2025

Posted on 30 August 20244 September 2024
byAndre Esguerra

Marking National Heroes’ Day on Monday, Aug. 26, the Makabayan Coalition added three more names to its 2025 senatorial slate, stressing its bid for multisectoral representation in the Senate. During…

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Unchecked media moguls threaten info literacy, press autonomy — journos

Posted on 22 May 202422 May 2024
byAndre Esguerra

Media observers highlighted the importance of keeping media owners accountable as VERA Files and the Global Media Registry (GMR) presented the updated Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) database for the Philippines…