Nation Archives – Tinig ng Plaridel

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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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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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‘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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New videos on data privacy, AI to help boost Filipinos’ digital literacy

Posted on 28 April 202428 April 2024
byThony Lesaca

The University of the Philippines (UP) Journalism Department launched the second batch of its Media and Information Literacy (MIL) project on Thursday, April 25, featuring five new episodes. As part…

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4 convicted cops in Jemboy Baltazar case out of detention

Posted on 2 March 20242 March 2024
byAlbert Josef Lirio

On the same day when the Navotas Regional Trial Court (RTC) handed down the verdict for the killing of Jemboy Baltazar, five convicted cops involved in the case walked free from detention upon receiving lesser penalties.

Out of the six cops charged with murder, only Police Staff Sergeant Gerry Maliban was convicted of homicide, a lesser crime punishable by four to six years imprisonment.

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UP sectoral regents launch coalition vs Cha-cha

Posted on 24 February 202424 February 2024
byJustin Boncodin

A day before the 38th anniversary of the People Power Revolution, sectoral regents of the University of the Philippines (UP) System led the launch of the UP Against Charter Change (UPACC) coalition to oppose amending the 1987 Constitution under the Marcos Jr. administration.

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[TIMELINE] Pakikipagpatintero ng mga tsuper laban sa PUVMP

Posted on 19 December 202319 December 2023
byKevin Christian Pilapil and Albert Josef Lirio

Bago pa man magsunod-sunod ang mga welga kontra PUVMP ngayong taon, matagal nang tinututulan ng iba’t ibang organisasyon ang PUVMP, at ipinapanawagan ang rehabilitasyon sa halip na phaseout. Balikan ang mga pangyayari sa matagal nang pakikipagpatintero ng mga tsuper sa pamahalaan ukol sa PUVMP:

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Campus pub in Leyte remains in limbo amid university’s ‘repressive’ policies

Posted on 2 November 20232 November 2023
byRianne Krystiana Lizardo

An Lantawan, the campus publication of Leyte Normal University, changed its name to “LNU Student Publication Office” on Facebook after officials from the university prevented them from using their original name and logo in the absence of an accreditation.

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Progressive groups stand with Palestine, denounce US-backed Israeli occupation

Posted on 31 October 2023
byAthena Dagli and Chase Johnbelle Ralutin

For progressive groups and solidarity formations, the Philippines and Palestine have one common enemy— the imperialist United States’ war machine targeting liberation movements.

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Human rights defenders decry ‘trumped-up’ terrorism charges

Posted on 10 October 202316 October 2023
byTinig ng Plaridel

Story by A.J.L. Four human rights defenders from the Southern Tagalog region reasserted their calls to junk the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, following baseless raps filed against them under…

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