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UP stuns UST in second half, bags first UAAP 84 win

Posted on 30 March 202230 March 2022
bySophia Cifra

UP’s 36-point production in the third frame marks the highest quarter scoring performance by any team in this season so far. Moreover, their 98-point game score was inching the century mark, which was last hit by UST in their Season 82 match against the University of the East.

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2 min

UP falls to Ateneo in UAAP season opener

Posted on 27 March 202227 March 2022
byKarl Agbugay

The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons kicked off its UAAP Season 84 campaign on a losing note as defending champions Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles prevailed in the…

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5 min

Libel charges over Malampaya sale ‘weaponized’ – media law expert

Posted on 25 March 202230 March 2022
byJulienne Maxine Espinosa

“[T]he previous actions against ABS-CBN and Rappler emboldened officials and businessmen to take [the] media to court for libel whenever they see unfavorable news reports about them,” said Atty. Arlene Roura of the UP College of Mass Communication.

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7 min

[ANALYSIS] The Filipino para-athlete is no ‘charity case’

Posted on 24 March 202224 March 2022
bySophia Cifra

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the sports industry to its knees and athletes are hurdling big time to chase their dreams. For the para-athletes, what unfolds is a twofold struggle: on top of the abysmal state of Philippine sports, they confront a world bereft of support for para-athletes in both collegiate and national stages.

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2 min

TNP FACT-CHECK: Robredo claim on energy supply needs context

Posted on 19 March 202220 April 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

The statement needs context as it was unclear whether she was referring to the expiration of Malampaya’s contract or expected supply depletion.

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8 min

What it takes to send a family of Filipino domestic workers abroad

Posted on 14 March 202216 December 2022
byJan Cuyco and Cristina Chi

Her sister nearly died as a domestic worker abroad. But her dream to work overseas lived on.

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4 min

Rights groups seek justice for abducted cultural worker, Cavite raid

Posted on 11 March 202214 March 2022
byRenz Palalimpa

Residents of Brgy. Talaba VII in Bacoor, Cavite said raids have been more frequent since Duterte’s term started in 2016 as their area became a target of aggressive development projects. But they say that yesterday’s raid has been “the worst drug raid operation they have seen in their community.”

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3 min

TNP FACT-CHECK: No priest ‘delicensed’ for ‘backing’ Robredo

Posted on 9 March 202220 April 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

No Roman Catholic priest has been “delicensed” or removed from the priesthood for purportedly supporting presidential candidate Leni Robredo and slamming her rival, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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3 min

SIM registration bill nears passing despite ‘disastrous’ provisions

Posted on 5 March 20221 April 2022
byGabryelle Dumalag

Despite groups flagging potential privacy issues from the SIM Card Registration Act, the bill—dubbed a “cybersecurity disaster in the making”—lapsed into law yesterday, March 4.

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2 min

TNP FACT-CHECK: Montemayor overcounts jobless Filipinos

Posted on 3 March 202220 April 2022
byTNP Fact-Check Team

The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded in its December 2021 Labor Force Survey a 6.6% unemployment rate, equivalent to about 3.27 million individuals.

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3 min

UAAP returns after two years. How will it work?

Posted on 27 February 202214 March 2022
byJohn Mark Garcia

The league’s first-ever bubble season will open tournaments for cheerdance, chess, poomsae, 3×3 basketball, men’s beach volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s volleyball.

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3 min

CommRes prof sits as new CMC dean

Posted on 26 February 202226 February 2022
byAnna Sophia Capistrano

As the lone dean nominee, Paragas envisions a “Caring Community of Communicators” in his three-year plan, aiming for a more attentive college towards mental health concerns and remote learning woes.