Features Archives – Page 17 of 25

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Wielding strength in numbers, finding solidarity in adversity
Minority groups coalesce for peace and self-determination

Posted on 25 October 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Teresa Barre and Meeko Angela Camba Flags of protest flew high over more than a thousand members of the national minorities and students as they marched to Mendiola Friday…

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Of momentary rest and battles yet to be won

Posted on 24 October 201624 October 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

by Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas Jose is a miner. His people’s land is rich with gold ore, but has long been exposed to large-scale mining operations that use his and his…

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Sparks of solidarity: Rekindling the fight of national minorities

Posted on 17 October 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

by Paula Angeline Calayan On a normal day, the University of the Philippines (UP) would have been filled with the humdrum of its many jeepneys and students, with the rain…

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Curing amnesia: A timely, theatrical recall of Martial Law

Posted on 10 October 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Brontë Lacsamana It has been decades since the Philippines was shackled under the guise of a need for discipline as declared by former President Ferdinand Marcos. During his regime,…

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Testifying 1081: The Casualties of “Change”

Posted on 22 September 201622 September 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Maisie Joven and Luz Wendy Noble Change can either bring life or death. Sporting his signature pomada-hairdo-and-barong-Tagalog, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. appeared before the media on Sept. 21,…

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Beyond Retrospect: Resisting the remnants of martial law

Posted on 21 September 201621 September 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Arianne Christian Tapao “Hinahanap ko ang buhay ng mag-aaral, ang kaluluwa ng inosenteng mamamayan na binalot ng takot, kahit ang buto at laman ng taong minsang nawala.” A woman…

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(In)Visible light: Unheard voices in the spectrum of diversity

Posted on 19 September 201619 September 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Andrea Jobelle Adan As dusk began to settle and shadows came to life, Diliman remained animated, its sidewalks littered with rainbow flags, banners, tarps, people marred with rainbow art.…

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Outgunned, outmanned, outnumbered: The plight of UP Diliman’s finest

Posted on 14 September 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Teresa Barre and Jerome Edward Ignacio On Thursday afternoon, the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus received text messages from a person claiming to be a part of…

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Surpassing the propagandist legacy: Media for the masses

Posted on 31 August 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Meeko Angela Camba For Filipino writer and national hero Jose Rizal, a few words were all it took to face Spanish invaders who ruled the country for more than…

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Francisca Custodio: Conquering the storm on the airwaves

Posted on 23 August 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

By Arianne Christian Tapao In the last months of 2013, the nation had been crying, almost endlessly. As the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) continued that November, tombstones replaced…

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Tuos: Breaking Free from Gilded Cages, Golden Chains

Posted on 21 August 2016
byTinig ng Plaridel

by Anna Biala Perhaps for many, the promise of royalty is a privilege too good to be missed. That is not the case for Dowokan (Barbie Forteza). Heiress to…