Tinig ng Plaridel

7 min

Filipino nurses wade uncertainty as Marcos takes reins

Posted on 27 July 202223 August 2022
byRenz Palalimpa

During the earlier days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gayzelle de Jesus would wrap herself in personal protective equipment (PPE) for seven days straight, inside the cramped confines of the Philippine…

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5 min

UP student orgs press Marcos admin for action on key issues

Posted on 26 July 202226 July 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

While President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s one hour and 14 minute-long debut SONA touched on development goals, Marcos was mum on the worsening press freedom situation in the country, rights of persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE), among other pressing issues.

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1 min

TNP 44 Editorial Exam Application

Posted on 26 July 202226 July 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

Pick up the pen and become TNP’s 44th editor-in-chief. Form closes on Aug. 5, 11:59 p.m.

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12 min

UP Pep sees slow action from UP after baring years of coaches’ abuse

Posted on 20 July 202221 July 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

by Cristina Chi, J-Ann Avila, Leo Baltar and Aerielle Ulanday (This is the second of two parts.) Content warning: This article contains vivid descriptions of physical and verbal abuse. For…

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12 min

UP Pep coaches under fire over allegations of unauthorized fees, physical and emotional abuse

Posted on 20 July 202220 July 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

by Cristina Chi, J-Ann Avila, Leo Baltar and Aerielle Ulanday (This is the first of two parts. Read the second part here.) Two celebrated coaches of the University of the…

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7 min

‘One size doesn’t fit all’: UP students with disabilities grapple with learning online and offline

Posted on 13 July 202213 July 2022
byPatricia Dacanay

Upon finding out she was queer, Hannah Aldeza, 35, wanted to do further research on gender and sexuality. So, upon achieving her undergraduate diploma, she enrolled in UP Diliman (UPD)…

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3 min

TNP FACT-CHECK: Video falsely claims Marcos richest family in the world

Posted on 29 June 202229 June 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

The Marcoses are not the richest family in the world, contrary to a claim made by a TikTok video that the household has amassed over $1.4 trillion (P88 trillion) in wealth.

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6 min

Petition granted: 37 Eng’g students to graduate July

Posted on 29 June 202229 June 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

Thirty-seven Metallurgical and Materials Engineering students were almost left out of the list of graduates this July due to their department’s oversight on elective requisites.

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6 min

‘Accattone’ review: A potent film spoiled by a middling viewing experience

Posted on 28 June 202228 June 2022
byLeo Baltar

The film makes us understand how those forced to live on the fringes of society can be acclimated to a cruel system that continues to disempower them, to the extent that people end up taking advantage of each other. What choice do they have?

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3 min

TNP FACT-CHECK: Video falsely claims Air Force has not visibly flown in 36 years

Posted on 28 June 202228 June 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

Aircraft from the Philippine Air Force have flown multiple times since dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was ousted 36 years ago, contrary to a claim in a viral TikTok video that they only reappeared at this year’s Philippine independence day celebration.

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2 min

TNP FACT-CHECK: Markers pass off dolomite beach as boost for entire Manila Bay

Posted on 24 June 202224 June 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

The P389 million dolomite beach project only covers 500 meters of the 190-kilometer Manila Bay coastline, contrary to what two stone markers placed in the site imply.

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3 min

Tinig ng Plaridel’s statement on the blocking of alternative news outfits’ websites

Posted on 22 June 202222 June 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

In a June 8 memorandum, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered internet service providers to block 26 websites, including the alternative media news sites Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly. The NTC…