‘Flaw-ridden’ Campus Journalism Act burdens high school journos
Text by Rhenzel Raymond Caling Once envisioned to uphold the integrity of the campus press, the Campus Journalism Act (CJA) has done more harm than good in almost three decades…
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Bill penalizing campus press freedom violations refiled
Text by Rhenzel Raymond Caling A nine-year-old bill seeking to uphold campus press freedom is again kept at bay at the House of Representatives after its first reading in February.…
Illegal mass arrest of volunteers mark Labor Day 2020
A spate of arrests has marred this year’s Labor Day celebration as more than 70 individuals across the country, mostly relief operations volunteers, have been rounded up in just one…
[OPINION] We are not going back to normal
In the middle of a crisis once unimaginable, going back to normal may be the only thing we ask for. Only this time, normal is not where we are headed,…
UP construction workers wail uneven aid from contractors
Once filled by the sounds of chatter from professors and students walking down busy hallways, an almost sullen silence has blanketed most buildings of UP Diliman. Most areas of the…
PH journalists wade in ‘uncharted waters’ as COVID-19 shakes the country
Text by Ma. Jan Felicia D. Cuyco and Cristina C. Chi As the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads across the country, people contend with a Luzon-wide ‘enhanced community quarantine’ (ECQ)…
New safety measures in UP Fair amid COVID-19 spread
UP Fair 2020 adapts to the new coronavirus outbreak originating in China (COVID-19) with body temperature checks upon entrance and distribution of rubbing alcohol inside premises. These new sanitation regulations…
UPD struggles to meet students’ rising mental health demands
It took UP Diliman Journalism student Pia Tuan approximately 10 hours of waiting and a missed class before she could see the university psychiatrist. On an early morning in March…
Nurses still not paid P30K salary despite 17-year-old law
After nine years of donning a nurse’s cap, Sarah Daño has seen it all. She used to handle 17 patients at once as a nurse trainee in a poorly-funded public…
Principal accused found guilty in Ampatuan massacre case
Text by Hiraya N. Mance and Luisa Angela S. Sandoval After a decade-long run of the Ampatuan massacre case, members of the Ampatuan clan Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr., Zaldy…
Business as usual? Anomalies in CBA dean selection surface
Text by Jewel Patricia Desipeda and Cristina C. Chi College of Business Administration (CBA) students and faculty denounced the appointment of new college dean Joel Tan-Torres after the Board of…
Kabuhayan ng mga manininda sa main library, apektado ng renobasyon
Balita nina Jezreel S. Ines at Luisa Angela S. Sandoval Hindi pa man tuluyang nagsasara ang main library ng University of the Philippines Diliman para sa gagawing renobasyon ay umaaray…