Tinig ng Plaridel

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UP student councils slam aggressive dev’t as Duterte exit nears

Posted on 7 February 20227 February 2022
byDominic Karl Cacho

In its sessions on Feb. 4 and 5, UP student councils adopted resolutions opposing the government’s “anti-poor and anti-people” policies in infrastructure development, environmental protection and public health.

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UP student councils push for sign language GE class

Posted on 6 February 20227 February 2022
byRenz Palalimpa

Currently, only students studying special education teaching in the College of Education take sign language as part of their curricula. But student leaders in the 52nd General Assembly of Student Councils urged the university to open a general elective class teaching Filipino sign language.

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Student councils to UP: Move the sem

Posted on 5 February 20225 February 2022
byKarmela Melgarejo

With the back-to-back onslaught of Typhoon Odette and the Omicron COVID-19 variant, student councils across the UP system had a united in their call to the university administration: #MoveTheSemUP.

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Unopposed CMC dean nominee bares “caring community” plan for Maskom

Posted on 2 February 20223 February 2022
byLeo Baltar

In a public forum on Jan. 31, communication research professor Fernando Paragas introduced his vision of a “Caring Community of Communicators” that will address mental health and remote learning woes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[ANALYSIS] Paano ba tinuturo ang Martial Law sa kabataan?

Posted on 31 January 202231 January 2022
bySamantha Salamanca and Julius Patrick Coloma

Tulad ng isang marahas na video game, pinaglaruan ng diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos ang Pilipinas sa ilalim ng halos dalawang dekada ng Batas Militar.

Paano nga ba tinuturo sa kabataan ang malagim na kasaysayang ito?

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For OFWs, repatriation is no heroes’ welcome

Posted on 28 January 202229 January 2022
byLeo Baltar and Leila Magno

With OFW remittances providing about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product since 2000, government agencies have celebrated them as “modern heroes.” But repatriated OFWs say their return to the country amid the pandemic is far from a heroes’ welcome.

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TNPicks: Our Appreciation List for 2021

Posted on 30 December 20215 May 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

To wrap up 2021, our editors sent in their favorite stories and multimedia output from other student publications. In the second edition of TNPicks, this appreciation list hat-tips the work of our pals in the campus press.

To our colleagues in other student publications, we thank you for your work.

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[EDITORIAL] For our education system, “normal” is not enough

Posted on 29 December 20215 February 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

To the Filipino students who will cap off the year still under distance learning, reverting to the “normal” setup won’t be enough. The return to schools in 2022 must be safe, genuine and free from tyranny.

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Typhoon evacuees in Albay schools risk displacement amid student return

Posted on 16 December 20215 February 2022
byJoann Guerrero

An estimated 259 families evacuated to Guinobatan schools in November last year. With DepEd’s vision for the return of face-to-face learning, residents lose sight of a future living in a home they can finally call theirs.

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UP COVID-19 Watch

Posted on 16 December 202131 March 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

View the latest COVID-19 data at UP Diliman.

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Distanced from learning: Students drop out of school to survive

Posted on 15 December 202121 March 2022
byEliseo Rioja

Online learning became an alternative window for learning, but it closed doors for students who also deserve education. For student councils, youth organizations and learners themselves, the answer is clear: a safe and genuine return to accessible education.

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UP student councils draw roadmap for “genuine and safe” F2F

Posted on 13 December 202113 December 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

UP student councils met on Dec. 11 to discuss plans on the university’s return to face-to-face (F2F) classes. While UP campuses are on different points in the F2F roadmap, their call is united and clear: the resumption of physical classes must be “genuine and safe.”