Renz Palalimpa, Author at Tinig ng Plaridel

3 min

Standard hues: How UP Diliman voted standard bearers in last 20 elections

Posted on 1 June 20219 September 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

Around half of the University Student Council (USC) elections in the past 20 years crowned chairpersons and vice chairpersons from the same party. But it hasn’t happened again in the…

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5 min

[OPINION] The war of tarps: How the government’s ideology war is visual, too

Posted on 26 April 202126 April 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

The tarpaulin is a simple recipe: a piece of material with bold and striking typography, carrying an even bolder message. It has simultaneously been the ally of activists in protests and the weapon of politicians currying votes. The government is now using it to red-tag activists, creating the latest battlefield in its war against critics.

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Who’s watching? ‘Hijacked’ Netflix accounts reveal weak PH cybersecurity laws

Posted on 3 February 202127 February 2022
byRegina Marie Adolfo, Rhenzel Raymond Caling and Renz Palalimpa

Users have found different ways to subscribe to Netflix for less than the market price. Some of them were found to be illegal, with customers resorting to the hidden market to get the same quality streaming for a lower cost.

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7 min

Koda ng Kalayaan

Posted on 29 September 20206 March 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

‘Di mahulugang karayom ang Epifanio de los Santos Avenue sa dami ng tao. Bagamat tirik ang araw, nalunod ang highway sa dagat ng mga Pilipino. Iba’t ibang mga mukha, trabaho…

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9 min

[OPINYON] Balatkayong Tagapagligtas

Posted on 2 September 20206 March 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

Malutong ang naging banat ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte laban sa mga oligarko, o ang iilang tao at pamilyang may malaking kontrol sa bansa. Bansag ito sa grupo ng mga politiko,…