Kevin Christian Pilapil, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

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Most of Sara Duterte’s 2025 foreign trips linked to father’s ICC case

Posted on 28 December 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

At least 12 of the 17 publicly known foreign visits Vice President Sara Duterte made in 2025 were spent accompanying her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and later on calling…

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3 min

QC court voids NTC order blocking Bulatlat, 26 other websites

Posted on 26 November 202526 November 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

More than three years after its filing, a Quezon City (QC) court has granted Bulatlat’s petition to nullify a memorandum that ordered the blocking of its website and 26 others. …

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4 min

Social media censorship, online attacks hound UP student publications

Posted on 26 August 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

Student publications across the University of the Philippines (UP) System continue to face online harassment and social media censorship over their critical reportage, according to their second semestral reports for…

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3 min

Marcos admin logs over 1,000 drug-related killings amid ‘bloodless’ drug war

Posted on 26 June 202526 June 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

More than 1,000 drug-related killings have been recorded in the country as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his fourth year in office, according to a running tally of the Third…

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4 min

New political party ADVANCE CMC vie to lead Maskom

Posted on 16 May 202516 May 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

After two years, a political party emerges in the 2025 College of Mass Communication Student Council* (CMC SC) elections: the newly formed ADVANCE CMC. The last time a political party…

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3 min

Province-based campus pubs grapple with press freedom violations

Posted on 31 March 202531 March 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

Various student publications across the country have faced various college press freedom violations (CPFVs) during the first quarter of 2025, with at least one incident occurring each month. Let us…

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2 min

UP Maskom renames as College of Media and Communication, effective today – Dean Paragas

Posted on 30 January 202530 January 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

The College of Mass Communication (CMC) has officially changed its name to University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Media and Communication. The resolution was approved during this year’s…

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3 min

Robinsons Easymart DiliMall branch opens amid protests from UP community

Posted on 19 November 202419 November 2024
byKevin Christian Pilapil

More than 300 individuals from multi-sectoral groups in University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) protested at DiliMall as its first store, Robinsons Easymart, opened yesterday, Nov. 18. The 7,500-square-meter space…

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6 min

Grad student turnout lags behind undergrads in last USC regular Elex

Posted on 30 October 202422 April 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil and Marilyn Cahatol

Graduate students make up one-third of the student population at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), but they accounted for mere 17% of the votes in the student council…

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5 min

‘Abstain vote’ causes stir anew UP Spelex 2024

Posted on 28 October 2024
byKevin Christian Pilapil

The divided stance on abstentions among candidates in the University Student Council (USC) special elections has sparked debates within students over whether to keep or remove the option from voters’…

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3 min

Biglaang clear ops kinasa sa A2 at Dagohoy; mga manininda nabahala

Posted on 25 April 2024
byKevin Christian Pilapil and Cherady Vivienne Sulit

Nagsagawa ng biglaang clearing operations ang mga tauhan ng Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (QC DPOS) sa Area 2 nitong Martes, Abril 23. Kinuha ng mga kawani…

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Bagong taon, parehong problema: Kawalan ng pagkilala at sapat na pondo, pasakit sa mga publikasyon

Posted on 8 February 2024
byKevin Christian Pilapil

Nagpasa ng resolusyon ang apat na miyembrong publikasyon ng UP Solidaridad sa kolehiyong antas upang ipanawagan ang pagkakaroon ng batayan at mabisang proseso ng opisyal na pagkilala ng mga pahayagang pangkampus, kabilang ang maayos na pagkuha ng pondo.

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