Opinion Archives – Tinig ng Plaridel

The tarpaulin is a simple recipe: a piece of material with bold and striking typography, carrying an even bolder message. It has simultaneously been the ally of activists in protests and the weapon of politicians currying votes. The government is now using it to red-tag activists, creating the latest battlefield in its war against critics.

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[OPINION] Pinoy rap celebrates and justifies the male gaze

Posted on 14 April 202114 April 2021
byTinig ng Plaridel

The doors of female representation in music swing both ways: it’s either glorifying or objectifying them. These depictions strike too close to home as they are immediately heard in Filipino rap.

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

Posted on 29 March 202129 March 2021
byTinig ng Plaridel

It was undeniably exhilarating at first, but the excitement didn’t last long. There was a lingering feeling of guilt knowing that a Filipino like me already received the vaccine that early.

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EDITORIAL: Immunity, not impunity

Posted on 10 February 202110 February 2021
byTinig ng Plaridel

As all eyes look towards the arrival of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, the government must not drop the ball again this time. The only way forward is to secure an effective, science-based vaccination plan that is not thwarted by greed of those in power.

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TNPicks: Our Appreciation List for 2020

Posted on 29 December 202029 December 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

To wrap up 2020, we asked our editors and staffers to share their favorite stories and multimedia output from other student publications. This appreciation list acknowledges the hard work of campus journalists who have kept one ear to the ground despite numerous limitations.

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[OPINION] Police brutality is a systemic issue, never an ‘isolated’ case

Posted on 27 December 202027 December 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

Text by Dominique Flores Four years after President Rodrigo Duterte declared his drug war campaign led by his very own armed men, police-related killings have incited outrage in many —…

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EDITORIAL: Eleven years of drowning

Posted on 23 November 202029 December 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

A revolting storm of tyranny is brewing over our heads. Year by year, minute by minute, the tempest intensifies, picking up its strength from the government’s war on the media. It has taken hundreds in its notorious winds and drowned many truth-tellers with its floods.

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EDITORIAL: Strike to oust

Posted on 18 November 202018 November 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

A perfect storm is brewing to expel the dictator from Malacañang. Enough is enough. We call to oust Duterte now. Not tomorrow, when conditions may appear slightly less grim. Not…

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[OPINION] #NasaanAngPangulo, but we don’t need another spectacle

Posted on 9 November 20209 November 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

Text by Ingrid Delgado The Philippine government has turned into a circus. Public service has become a show run by unfit clowns. Meanwhile, elephants in the room and closets full…

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EDITORIAL: In the blood of justice

Posted on 31 October 202031 October 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

Blood flows from the rice hulls to the soil, with bullets replacing seeds and with landlords and bureaucrat capitalists standing above farmers’ burial grounds. There is one root cause: the government’s subservience to the United States’ imperialist and feudal order.

In the country’s history, no president has ever implemented genuine land reforms, as their policies only deceive farmers and favor landlords.

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[OPINION] Where the sky meets the sea, an open letter to baby River

Posted on 17 October 202017 October 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

Text by Abby Boiser It’s been raining a lot lately over here. There is a sadness that dampens the day, like a misty morning unraveling the loss of what could…

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EDITORIAL: Debt-defying

Posted on 21 September 202021 September 2020
byTinig ng Plaridel

That an ordinary Filipino can live and die without ever seeing even 1% of the staggering ten billion dollars that the Marcoses stole should not be surprising.

But when the Marcoses doubled that amount in debt, they condemned millions of Filipinos to a lifetime of paying off what they can never benefit from, much less imagine.