News Archives – Tinig ng Plaridel

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13-year-old Campus Press Freedom Bill at risk of being shelved once again in Congress

Posted on 14 October 2024
byAthena Dagli

The Campus Journalism Act (CJA) of 1991 has proven insufficient to protect student journalists from campus press freedom violations (CPFVs), media freedom advocates said. In the Re:Press forum held last…

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TNP recognition codified, push for funding continues

Posted on 12 October 2024
byKarmela Melgarejo and Kyle Angelo Cristy

Since its establishment in December 1978, Tinig ng Plaridel (TNP), the student publication of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC), has been pivotal in covering…

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Razing Generations: US-Funded Israeli Genocide Rages in Gaza

Posted on 8 October 2024
byDave Quigao and Gabbie Senatin

TW: This article mentions different forms of abuse and death. Death toll in Palestine surpasses 41,000 as Israel continues to wage its war on Gaza since the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood…

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Palawan IPs Face Harassment by Alleged San Miguel Corp Personnel

Posted on 8 October 20248 October 2024
byAndre Esguerra and Bea Umali

Fifty years after being forcibly evicted from their 10,821-hectare ancestral territory, the Indigenous peoples (IPs) of Brgy. Bugsuk, Palawan, grapple anew with armed attacks on their last remaining island. Armed…

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Fate of UP’s budget now in the Senate

Posted on 5 October 2024
byDonavie Gud

The University of the Philippines (UP) System could face a P2.4-billion budget cut after the House of Representatives (HOR) passed the 2025 national budget on its third and final reading…

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‘Alipato at Muog’ review: On the ever-dimming embers of justice

Posted on 30 September 20242 October 2024
byRobb Nigel Moya

TW: This article contains mentions of violence. There are cases where, despite our best efforts and wishes, history seems to move on. Not because of any moral failing or withheld…

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Peasant groups decry human rights abuses, land-grabbing against Bulacan farmers

Posted on 30 September 2024
byAndre Esguerra

Ahead of Peasant Month, farmer organizations denounced persisting state-sanctioned human rights abuses and corporate land-grabbing in San Jose Del Monte (SJDM), Bulacan. At least 20 counts of human rights offenses…

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Maskom FST council faces Film rep vacancy

Posted on 25 September 202425 September 2024
byThony Lesaca

One vacant seat spares the UP College of Mass Communication (CMC) Freshies, Shifties, and Transferees (FSTs) Council from a fully complete slate. The CMC FST council proclaimed its incoming set…

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UP student councils to launch voters’ education campaign for 2025 elections

Posted on 23 September 202423 September 2024
byRianne Krystiana Lizardo

With the 2025 Philippine midterm elections approaching, student leaders across the University of the Philippines (UP) system passed a resolution to initiate voters’ education campaigns and organize voter registration drives.…

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UP CMC finalizes renaming plans, draws student concerns over consultation

Posted on 2 September 20242 September 2024
byLau Bacia

The plan of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) to change its name is now final, at least on the college level, UP CMC Dean…

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‘Taumbayan sa Senado’: Makabayan bares 3 more Senate bets for #Halalan2025

Posted on 30 August 20244 September 2024
byAndre Esguerra

Marking National Heroes’ Day on Monday, Aug. 26, the Makabayan Coalition added three more names to its 2025 senatorial slate, stressing its bid for multisectoral representation in the Senate. During…

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UP student councils grapple with vacancies, low voter turnout

Posted on 22 August 202422 August 2024
byArlene Cassandra Saavedra

Student councils across the University of the Philippines (UP) System are left with unfilled positions, raising concerns about genuine student representation. On the first day of the 57th General Assembly…

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