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Abstain tops 2024 Spelex councilor race in 4 UP Diliman colleges

Posted on 15 May 2025
byKayla Jane Cañizares and Alyssa Mae Ibones

Abstention outpolled all five councilor bets in four University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) colleges in the 2024 University Student Council (USC) special elections. The two-day voting period for special…

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Misused UP Google Drive sharing option leaves files vulnerable to systemwide data breach

Posted on 1 April 20252 April 2025
byRichardson Tubo

This project is produced by Sentinel, Tinig ng Plaridel’s investigative and data reporting arm. We are now accepting news tips through our email and official social media accounts. Alyssa*, a…

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Publications across UP continue to face admin intervention

Posted on 27 February 202527 February 2025
byRichardson Tubo

Campus publications from the University of the Philippines (UP) decried similar woes about their respective admins intervening in publication matters. On the second day of the biannual congress of UP…

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UP student leaders negotiate with admin to restore axed reading break

Posted on 23 February 202523 February 2025
byAndre Esguerra

Several university-wide student councils across the University of the Philippines (UP) system are in talks with university administrators to reinstate the reading break in their respective campuses. UP Cebu (UPC),…

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UP student publications lament insufficient office spaces

Posted on 21 February 202521 February 2025
byArlene Cassandra Saavedra

Student publications across the University of the Philippines (UP) system decry inadequate office spaces during the UP Solidaridad Biannual Congress held Feb. 7, at the UP Diliman (UPD) Extension Programs…

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Gov’t cuts UP budget by P2.076 B; infra funding hit 13-year low

Posted on 16 January 20257 January 2026
byLau Bacia

ERRATUM: An earlier version of this article incorrectly attributed UP’s entire hospital services program funds to the Philippine General Hospital. The error has since been corrected. We apologize for this…

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UP’s partnerships with state forces intensify since UP-DND Accord termination

Posted on 14 January 2025
byRianne Krystiana Lizardo and Marilyn Cahatol

Following the unilateral termination of the University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense (UP-DND) accord in 2021, UP units and colleges had established six partnerships with state forces. Related: Terminated…

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A Symphony of Movement

Posted on 29 November 2024
byDanica Bernal and Mark Acido

After a long hiatus, UP Filipiniana Dance Group (UP FDG) represented the Philippines at the 2024 Festivals Circuit of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts…

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Robinsons Easymart DiliMall branch opens amid protests from UP community

Posted on 19 November 202419 November 2024
byKevin Christian Pilapil

More than 300 individuals from multi-sectoral groups in University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) protested at DiliMall as its first store, Robinsons Easymart, opened yesterday, Nov. 18. The 7,500-square-meter space…

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UP admin’s proposed econ benefits insufficient to meet workers’ needs

Posted on 4 November 2024
byDonavie Gud

The University of the Philippines (UP) administration responded to All UP Workers Union’s (AUPWU) request for higher economic benefits with a counterproposal that falls P8,000 short of the union’s demand.…

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Latorre, Beltran to lead an understaffed USC

Posted on 31 October 202431 October 2024
byZoe Davad

After abstentions swept the polls last May, the special elections filled only four university-wide seats, leaving ten council positions vacant. Independent chairperson candidate Sean Kirby Latorre was proclaimed chairperson-elect with…

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Grad student turnout lags behind undergrads in last USC regular Elex

Posted on 30 October 202422 April 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil and Marilyn Cahatol

Graduate students make up one-third of the student population at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), but they accounted for mere 17% of the votes in the student council…