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No Maskom student council candidates in regular polls after nearly two decades

Posted on 12 May 202613 May 2026
byDave Quigao and Justin Boncodin

No Maskom student is vying for a post in the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Media and Communication (CMC) Student Council (SC) during the regular polls, except the…

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Mishandling of ‘Negros 19’ bodies raises questions into military’s claims – Forensic expert

Posted on 8 May 20268 May 2026
byPhilippe Marquez

Initial autopsy results from five of the 19 killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Toboso, Negros Occidental reinforce forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun’s call to scrutinize the…

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Reports on protests vs gov’t corruption trigger patterned engagement spikes on UP Diliman pubs

Posted on 5 May 20266 May 2026
byRichardson Tubo

As people flooded the streets in protest against government corruption over the past months, a wave of irregular troll activity also swamped the online pages of student publications. Sentinel flagged…

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Vistan’s Three-Year Report Card: What’s left undone

Posted on 27 March 202627 March 2026
byEunice Lim and LJ Alcantara

On March 25, Edgardo Carlo Vistan II succeeded in his second bid for the UP Diliman Chancellorship. With his first term nearing its end, the university reflects on an administration…

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Marcos-Duterte admin, pangunahing red-tagger — UP student councils

Posted on 23 February 202622 April 2026
byMinea Meman

Pangunahing sangkot ang administrasyong Marcos-Duterte sa malawakang terror-tagging, panggigipit at pagmamanman laban sa mga mag-aaral at guro, ayon sa mga konseho ng mag-aaral mula sa iba’t ibang kampus ng University…

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Reviving UP campus publications, kapos sa pondo, tao

Posted on 17 February 2026
byAils Benedict Macababbad

Panawagan sa pondo ang pinatambol ng mga student journalist mula sa iba’t ibang publikasyon ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (UP) kasabay ng pagbabalik-operasyon ng mga pahayagang pangkampus na ilang taong nahinto…

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No ‘lesser evil’: UP student journos demand impeachment of Marcos, Duterte

Posted on 13 February 202617 February 2026
byJoshua Brian Buenviaje

ERRATUM: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated there were only two impeachment complaints against Duterte. By press time, a third case had already been filed by several clergy…

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Hounded by vacancies, CMCSC proposes special elections, appointments to ‘outdated’ charter

Posted on 31 January 202631 January 2026
byAicelle Anne Ferrera

The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication Student Council (UP CMCSC) seeks to resolve ambiguities in its special elections and appointment processes with a new article in its…

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UP gets historic P6.78-B budget hike for 2026

Posted on 7 January 20269 January 2026
byAndre Esguerra

The University of the Philippines (UP) System has secured its largest budget hike on record at P6.78 billion for 2026 after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the General Appropriations Act…

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Most of Sara Duterte’s 2025 foreign trips linked to father’s ICC case

Posted on 28 December 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

At least 12 of the 17 publicly known foreign visits Vice President Sara Duterte made in 2025 were spent accompanying her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and later on calling…

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CHR seeks budget for unfunded human rights laws as bicam meets

Posted on 13 December 202514 December 2025
byAndre Esguerra

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) made a last-ditch appeal to lawmakers to finance long-unfunded human rights laws as the bicameral conference committee convenes Saturday to settle differences between the…

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QC court voids NTC order blocking Bulatlat, 26 other websites

Posted on 26 November 202526 November 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

More than three years after its filing, a Quezon City (QC) court has granted Bulatlat’s petition to nullify a memorandum that ordered the blocking of its website and 26 others. …

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