Tinig ng Plaridel

2 min

STAND UP CMC journ rep candidate claimed TNP is a college-recognized org. This is inaccurate.

Posted on 5 June 202112 May 2023
byKarl Agbugay

CLAIM: Journalism Representative candidate Angel Yabut, who is running under Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP CMC (STAND UP CMC), claimed that Tinig ng Plaridel (TNP)…

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2 min

STAND UP CMC Rep to the USC candidate wrongly claims gov’t does not provide free vaccination

Posted on 4 June 20215 February 2022
byGuinevere Latoza

CLAIM: Leandro Rafael Purisima, who is running as CMC Representative to the USC under the Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights CMC (STAND UP CMC), claimed that free vaccinations are still not in sight amid trillions of debt incurred by the government for pandemic response.

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3 min

Standard hues: How UP Diliman voted standard bearers in last 20 elections

Posted on 1 June 20219 September 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

Around half of the University Student Council (USC) elections in the past 20 years crowned chairpersons and vice chairpersons from the same party. But it hasn’t happened again in the…

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7 min

As COVID-19 hits UP students and faculty, learning now ‘survival of the fittest’

Posted on 4 May 202116 September 2021
byBuboy Figueroa and Patricia Dacanay

In response to students’ clamor for academic ease, the UP administration released a memorandum informing the faculty to be lenient with deadlines on a case-to-case basis.
But students say that the memorandum is still subject to the teacher’s prerogative. This fails to ease their burden as they and their families contend with COVID-19.

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2 min

UP Diliman to open COVID-19 vaccination hub for Quezon City residents

Posted on 27 April 20213 February 2022
byJezreel Ines

A COVID-19 vaccination hub will open its doors in UP Diliman tomorrow, April 28, after the university partnered with the Quezon City government to expand its mass vaccination program.

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5 min

[OPINION] The war of tarps: How the government’s ideology war is visual, too

Posted on 26 April 202126 April 2021
byRenz Palalimpa

The tarpaulin is a simple recipe: a piece of material with bold and striking typography, carrying an even bolder message. It has simultaneously been the ally of activists in protests and the weapon of politicians currying votes. The government is now using it to red-tag activists, creating the latest battlefield in its war against critics.

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8 min

“How do we stay at home?”: Demolitions continue to hammer urban poor amid pandemic

Posted on 15 April 20214 February 2022
byNoelle Mejia

As thousands of Filipinos are forced to live in uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic still in full swing, families in urban poor communities continue to lose their homes from demolitions and forced evictions.

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6 min

[OPINION] Pinoy rap celebrates and justifies the male gaze

Posted on 14 April 20215 February 2022
byWaxee Galang

The doors of female representation in music swing both ways: it’s either glorifying or objectifying them. These depictions strike too close to home as they are immediately heard in Filipino rap.

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6 min

From home court to home-based: What are Maroon athletes up to now?

Posted on 7 April 20214 February 2022
byChelsea Visto

Although often overlooked, sports remains to be one of the hardest-hit industries by the pandemic. For student-athletes, prioritizing safety means putting their dreams on hold indefinitely.

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1 min

About Tinig ng Plaridel

Posted on 1 April 202120 March 2026
byTinig ng Plaridel

Tinig ng Plaridel, the official student publication of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication, came to existence in 1978, when then-President Ferdinand Marcos’ repressive machinery was at its deadliest and most desperate times. Amid this critical scenario, student journalists of the Institute of Mass Communication (now the College of Mass Communication) promoted freedom of expression through writing and publishing their own sentiments in print.

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5 min

[OPINION] I got vaccinated abroad as a tourist. When can Filipinos have their turn?

Posted on 29 March 202116 September 2021
byBuboy Figueroa

It was undeniably exhilarating at first, but the excitement didn’t last long. There was a lingering feeling of guilt knowing that a Filipino like me already received the vaccine that early.

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5 min

Waste-to-energy bills more harm than good, envi groups warn

Posted on 26 March 20211 September 2021
byJason Sigales

Environmental groups urged lawmakers March 19 to scrap bills lifting restrictions on waste incineration, saying that this will only create more problems in addressing the country’s garbage crisis.