News Archives – Tinig ng Plaridel

Waste-to-energy bills more harm than good, envi groups warn

Environmental groups urged lawmakers March 19 to scrap bills lifting restrictions on waste incineration, saying that this will only create more problems in addressing the country’s garbage crisis.

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In public schools with limited printed modules, students take turns learning

Scant copies of self-learning modules from the Department of Education (DepEd) have made students from one of the biggest public schools in Arayat, Pampanga take turns using shared materials during a pandemic.

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Kin of ‘Bloody Sunday’ victims call for justice for slain activists

Families of the nine slain activists in the ‘Bloody Sunday’ police operation condemned the ruthless killing of the police and demanded justice for their loved ones in a press briefing March 12.

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Pandemic exacerbates challenges in K to 12 program as DepEd’s subsidies fall short

Economic difficulties arising from the pandemic have seen Grade 11 and 12 students from private schools flocking to public schools struggling to implement the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Over a hundred private schools offering senior high school education have closed because of low enrollment.

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Red-tagging of campus press prompts renewed calls for laws protecting student journos

After the recent spate of red-tagging incidents on campus publications, Kabataan Partylist representative Sarah Elago urged the fasttrack passage of two bills to protect and solidify campus press freedom.

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Safe spaces for LGBTQ+ still elusive beyond Metro Manila, key cities – open source map

As Filipinos who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community remain unprotected from gender-based discrimination, they turn to few spaces safeguarding their basic freedoms.

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Only 35% of UP’s remote learning support for first semester delivered to students

Posted on 27 February 202127 February 2021
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byTinig ng Plaridel

With the second semester looming near, UP has yet to deliver its promise of gadget and connectivity support to students from the first semester, citing bottlenecks in paperwork.

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Terminated UP-DND accord does not give military free pass to make arrests inside campus — UP law professor

The military cannot conduct search and arrest warrants even if they can now freely enter the university, UP Diliman (UPD) law professor Theodore Te reiterated in a security briefing held by the UPD Community Security Committee (UPDCSC) Feb. 15

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‘Kanlungan ng aktibismo’: UP commemorates 50 years since Diliman Commune in virtual exhibit

Posted on 12 February 202112 February 2021
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byTinig ng Plaridel

“I felt oblivious to the dramatic events that were happening around me. I concentrated on my fallen comrade who was lying on the pavement in a pool of his own blood,” Rolando “Dodoy” Soncuya said in his 2015 essay “The Death of My Unexpected Hero.”

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

Posted on 3 February 20213 February 2021
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byTinig ng Plaridel

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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UP student councils campaign for safe, gradual resumption of face-to-face classes

Posted on 11 January 202112 January 2021
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byJan Cuyco

UP student councils across the system called for ‘better’ implementation of remote learning and the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes in the 50th General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) Monday.

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Red-tagging of UP students, orgs worsened during pandemic — student councils

Posted on 11 January 202111 January 2021
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byCristina Chi

Red-tagging incidents toward UP students and organizations increased last year with some of the accusers state forces themselves, student councils revealed during the 50th General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC) Monday.

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Waste-to-energy bills more harm than good, envi groups warn

In public schools with limited printed modules, students take turns learning

Kin of ‘Bloody Sunday’ victims call for justice for slain activists

Pandemic exacerbates challenges in K to 12 program as DepEd’s subsidies fall short

Red-tagging of campus press prompts renewed calls for laws protecting student journos

Safe spaces for LGBTQ+ still elusive beyond Metro Manila, key cities – open source map

Only 35% of UP’s remote learning support for first semester delivered to students

Terminated UP-DND accord does not give military free pass to make arrests inside campus — UP law professor

‘Kanlungan ng aktibismo’: UP commemorates 50 years since Diliman Commune in virtual exhibit

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

UP student councils campaign for safe, gradual resumption of face-to-face classes

Red-tagging of UP students, orgs worsened during pandemic — student councils

Waste-to-energy bills more harm than good, envi groups warn

In public schools with limited printed modules, students take turns learning

[OPINION] Pinoy rap celebrates and justifies the male gaze

[OPINION] I got vaccinated abroad as a tourist. When can Filipinos have their turn?

“How do we stay at home?”: Demolitions continue to hammer urban poor amid pandemic

[OPINION] Pinoy rap celebrates and justifies the male gaze

From home court to home-based: What are Maroon athletes up to now?

UAAP bars student-athletes from playing in pro leagues