Special Reports Archives – Tinig ng Plaridel

Arboretum residents face displacement, trapped inside barriers

Posted on 4 November 20194 November 2019
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Text by Cristina C. Chi Residents of the University of the Philippines (UP)’ Arboretum, Quezon City’s remaining rainforest, are threatened with displacement as officials sent a notice December 2018 of…

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STAND UP councilor candidate wrongly states that gov’t requires jeepney operators to have at least 10 jeepneys.

CLAIM: Ivy Taroma, who is running for University Student Council (USC) councilor under Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights (STAND UP), claimed April 18 that public utility jeepney…

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KAISA UP councilor bet claims he is a member of UPJC this academic year. This is partly true.

Merinette Retona (from J 196 WUV) CLAIM: A publicity material released April 19 in the official Facebook page of USC councilor candidate Marco Dava (KAISA UP) claimed that he was…

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Thirst for a wider horizon: An assessment of CMCSC 2013-2014

Posted on 21 February 201422 February 2014
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Weeks of campaigns and debates all lead to one thing: a new line-up of students leaders expected to serve the college for another academic year. Before the seats become occupied by new faces, there is a need to assess the current council’s performance.

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Timeline of the Maguindanao Massacre

Posted on 26 November 201326 November 2013
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A timeline of events on the Maguindanao Massacre

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Ineligibility tagging alarms students: UP’s painful enrollment process

Posted on 3 December 201110 December 2011
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By Melissa Luz Lopez Juan Alcanices, a transferee student from the Trinity University of Asia, was all set for the enrollment second semester this year. After all, he had already…

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Show me the money: USC’s failure to publish financial reports

Posted on 4 September 20115 September 2011
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By Karlitos Brian Decena, Gianfranco Geronimo and Dawnavie Dadis Fifteen years ago, Ibarra Gutierrez III did the unusual: he served as the student council chairperson of the University of the…