Marilyn Cahatol, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

5 min

UP’s partnerships with state forces intensify since UP-DND Accord termination

Posted on 14 January 2025
byRianne Krystiana Lizardo and Marilyn Cahatol

Following the unilateral termination of the University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense (UP-DND) accord in 2021, UP units and colleges had established six partnerships with state forces. Related: Terminated…

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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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4 min

In fear of livelihood loss, all UPD jeepney drivers ‘forced’ to consolidate

Posted on 4 May 20244 May 2024
byMarilyn Cahatol

All jeepney drivers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman have already consolidated into cooperatives and corporations ahead of the April 30 deadline set by the government. Data from…

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3 min

Special elex tallies low voter turnout, fills five USC vacancies

Posted on 13 October 202313 October 2023
byMarilyn Cahatol

After less than two days of online and on-site voting, only 1,972 out of 23,792 students from UP Diliman participated in the #HalalanUPD2023 special elections.