Tinig ng Plaridel

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Chemicals linked to breast cancer flagged in household products: study

Posted on 16 August 20219 September 2021
byGabryelle Dumalag

The country’s first human biomonitoring study found that women in the Calabarzon region are highly exposed to per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which have been linked to breast cancer. PFAS are found in household products and in the waste of electronic factories that thrive in the region.

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5 min

“Kailangan mo talagang gawin kahit delikado”: Labor issues beset courier riders amid pandemic

Posted on 13 August 20215 February 2022
byChelsea Visto

As express logistics companies profit over mobility restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, their riders cannot say the same. In order to survive the pandemic, they must put their life on the line for wages that can barely sustain their family’s needs.

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6 min

EDITORIAL: Athletes are more than their weight in gold

Posted on 10 August 202126 July 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

Credit-grabbers like Roque represent how politicians act in the country’s time of triumph. The only thing Duterte’s administration made possible for athletes is a conundrum: Olympians need to grab the gold to get the bare minimum, while politicians do only the bare minimum to grab the most gold.

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3 min

UP residents dread lockdown losses, delayed aid

Posted on 6 August 20219 September 2021
byRhenzel Raymond Caling

With little to no income because of ECQ, affected individuals are hoping for the immediate release of cash assistance to see them through the two-week ordeal. But delayed distribution from past lockdowns bolster doubts of receiving the aid on time.

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5 min

[OPINION] Dismissive Filipino homes and schools worsen impostor syndrome

Posted on 31 July 20215 February 2022
byAlison Cruz

Kids today are just as smart as the kids in the past. Something is just holding them back, and it could be impostor syndrome.

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7 min

Can public schools pandemic-proof their classrooms before students’ in-person return?

Posted on 21 July 20215 February 2022
byCristina Chi

Overcrowded classrooms would no doubt be dangerous in the middle of a pandemic, says an infectious disease expert. This only mounts more questions on how public schools can come up with enough learning spaces without waiting years for new classrooms to be built.

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8 min

How far must Quezon City residents go for healthcare?

Posted on 16 July 20215 February 2022
byRenz Palalimpa

In Quezon City, a hospital is a rarity as they can be found in only 22 of the city’s 142 barangays. These hospitals are not only rare, but also poorly-distributed, experts say, as the city’s poor urban planning has made them too close to each other but too far from areas that need them the most.

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3 min

STAND UP wins landslide victory in first remote elections

Posted on 15 June 202114 April 2022
byJan Cuyco and Luisa Sandoval

STAND UP saw a landslide victory after the party’s bets filled 25 out of 31 posts in the UP Diliman University Student Council (USC).

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2 min

Unopposed STAND UP bets dominate CMC council elections

Posted on 15 June 20219 September 2021
byRhenzel Raymond Caling

Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP) candidates from the College of Mass Communication (CMC) clinched all positions as they ran unopposed in the 2021 remote local student council elections.

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1 min

A 10-year split: which dep’ts voted for STAND UP CMC and CMC ISA candidates?

Posted on 14 June 20219 September 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

TNP data from the past decade show that all four CMC department representative positions have been strongholds for parties Student Alliance for National and Democratic Rights in UP – CMC…

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1 min

[LIVE] #BotongIsko2021 Live count of Votes

Posted on 9 June 202112 June 2021
byTinig ng Plaridel

Here is the university-wide live count of votes for #BotongIsko2021, as reported by the Office of Student Projects and Activities (OSPA). Below is the breakdown of voter turnout per college.…

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UP ALYANSA changes tune on “powerless” sectors

Posted on 7 June 20215 February 2022
byJo Comuyog

CLAIM: UP ALYANSA chairperson candidate Daine Torregosa said that the party does not believe that the masses are powerless. Rather, “[It’s] the political structures we have right now, the systemic oppression we’re experiencing, that render us disempowered.”