Christmas mush and laughs: the Top 5 holiday movie classics
by Alyana Cabral It’s that time of the year again, and you and your family need two hours-length of entertainment to get through the cold night. Mugs of hot cocoa…
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Just in time for Christmas, a quick look at the government (wish)list
by Beata Carolino The nights are longer and colder than usual. Traffic jams are expected even on the most obscure roads. Puto bungbong and bibingka sellers line up outside churches.…
Caroling: a Pinoy tradition with English roots
by Sara Jamel S. Bangayan As it is the “season to be jolly,” the Christmas holidays in the Philippines is also the season of the familiar jingling of flattened metal…
From scrap materials, CMC’s Christmas muse is born
by Trixia Adre As early as last week, the stage was set for a woman who defied convention. Twice as tall as the average man, she stands on a pedestal…
Clueless citizens turn into #trendingtopics, no thanks to the Web
by Mariejo Ramos It could have been a scene from a primetime drama. In a short amateur video, a woman in student uniform is seen berating a lady guard with…
“Watching the Watchmen”: Welcoming Visitors from the North
By: Jon Lindley Agustin Ever wondered what the dark lofty statue standing in front of the Vargas Museum is? It seems to challenge the Oblation’s robustness because of its intimidating…
Raising Environmental Consciousness through Splashes of Color
by Luis Adrian Hidalgo The long stretch of wall from the GT-Toyota Asian Center of UP Diliman down to Old Balara is lifeless no more, thanks to our own local…
Bwakaw: Much More to Life
Starring: Eddie Garcia, Rez Cortez, Bibeth Orteza Director: Jun Lana by Jovianne Figueroa “Actually, I’ve never loved before. Not until now.” It might come as a shock to the fans…
Ang Unang Hakbang (My UPCAT Story)
(As thousands of students all over the Philippines take the University of the Philippines College Admission Test this weekend, TNP is posting an essay written in Filipino by one of…
Manila Undressed: A Review of Emerson Reyes’ MNL 143
by Christelle Delvo Emerson Reyes writes a love letter to the city of Manila with his first full-length feature film, MNL 143. Reyes pays a lovely and often humorous…
Detained Freedom: A profile on Maricon Montajes
By Jhesset Enano at Luis Hidalgo It was three in the morning on June 3, 2010 when members of the 743rd Combat Squadron of the Philippine Air Force raided a…
Two Reflections on Two Years: This Constant Reminder/ Beyond the Words, Behind the Numbers
Beginning Nov. 23, 2011, the two-year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, Tinig ng Plaridel will be posting a series of personal narratives reflecting how we, the editors, have wrestled with the memory…