Tinig ng Plaridel

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UP Maskom renames as College of Media and Communication, effective today – Dean Paragas

Posted on 30 January 202530 January 2025
byKevin Christian Pilapil

The College of Mass Communication (CMC) has officially changed its name to University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Media and Communication. The resolution was approved during this year’s…

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4 min

What is so heavy about a school lanyard?

Posted on 26 January 202526 January 2025
byAya Ancajas

“Wow, saan ang pasok mo?” my high school friend joked when she noticed my UP lanyard. It was the weekend, and I had just gotten off the train to meet…

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6 min

Pintig ng Sining

Posted on 21 January 2025
bySamantha Uy

Pumipintig ang puso ng bawat Pilipino sa kamay ng mga manlilikha. Ang mga kamay na ito ang nagbibigay-kulay sa lansangan, katubigan, at pamayanan. Gayunpaman, ang binuong sigla ng mga manlilikha…

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3 min

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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4 min

Winning ways: UP MBT’s path of glory

Posted on 15 January 202516 January 2025
byRaine Kho

It has been a month since the UP Men’s Basketball Team (MBT) seized the UAAP Season 87 championship, their second in their last four consecutive finals appearances. The UP MBT…

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5 min

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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6 min

Educators say UP MIL initiative fills gaps in ‘outdated’ DepEd curriculum

Posted on 14 January 202514 January 2025
byVincent Gaulara and Janna Millenas

John Carlo Quiane, a media and information literacy (MIL) teacher at Batangas State University Integrated School, began using the modules and videos from the University of the Philippines (UP) Journalism…

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11 min

TNPicks: Our Appreciation List for 2024

Posted on 31 December 2024
byTinig ng Plaridel

As the midterm elections approach, political upheavals have dominated the headlines this year. Our leaders’ lust for power has shattered the mirage of unity between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and…

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4 min

Homesick for the Holidays

Posted on 25 December 202425 December 2024
byEstelle Paray

This is a work of fiction. Waving my hand with a smile and warm holiday greetings, I bid my classmates farewell for the last time this year. As I make…

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4 min

Ang Parol Naming Pundido

Posted on 24 December 202424 December 2024
byEidref Monzon

Ang likhang ito ay kathang-isip lamang. “Pundido na ‘to, ‘lo. ‘Wag na ho natin isabit at baka pumutok pa.” Tinanggal ko ang parol naming nakasabit sa ibabaw ng pintuan at…

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5 min

Lanterns on a deadline, a parade against time

Posted on 18 December 202421 December 2024
byAntonio Quirolgico

As the holidays approach, College of Fine Arts (CFA) students begin to get busier as they craft their humongous lanterns whose hues will illuminate the campus to mark the end…

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Champions at last: UP dethrones DLSU for UAAP S87 crown

Posted on 16 December 202417 December 2024
byNiklas Arriola

Heartbreaks. Almosts. Runners-up. The University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (UP MBT) wiped them all away as they brought the championship back to Diliman after outlasting De La Salle…