Tinig ng Plaridel

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.

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6 min

Under the Influence: Combatting Neutrality on Social Media

Posted on 25 March 202116 February 2022
byKiara Gorrospe

As the country grapples with drastic shifts in the ‘new normal,’ social media influencers have kept to their bubbles of privilege — comfortably disconnected from the harsh realities faced by the masses.

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6 min

In public schools with limited printed modules, students take turns learning

Posted on 22 March 20214 February 2022
byJulienne Maxine Espinosa

Scant copies of self-learning modules from the Department of Education (DepEd) have made students from one of the biggest public schools in Arayat, Pampanga take turns using shared materials during a pandemic.

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7 min

Paid peanuts: The pandemic’s toll on the local peanut butter industry

Posted on 22 March 20213 February 2022
byLuisa Sandoval

Filipinos love to eat. Whether it’s a birthday celebration or a simple get-together, they always find ways to put food on the table, may it be grandiose or not.

The rich food culture of the Philippines enables its people to explore different opportunities one can obtain through food; for instance, Filipinos found a way to make a living out of cooking and selling food.

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6 min

A Gendered Pandemic Recoil: Women face a tougher “new normal”

Posted on 17 March 20214 February 2022
byJulienne Maxine Espinosa and Noelle Mejia

For the longest time, women are compelled to face the most biased wars. Beyond statistical reports of rising COVID-19 cases and mortality rates, it would seem that numbers do not capture the true suffering people have to endure.

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6 min

This Time Last Year: Looking back at UP’s distant memories

Posted on 17 March 20215 February 2022
byGuinevere Latoza, Ivy Ferrer and Noelle Mejia

Just weeks before jargons of ‘community quarantine’, ‘social distancing‘ and ‘flattening the curve’ became prevalent worldwide, the University of the Philippines was vibrant and in full force from academics to…

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4 min

Kin of ‘Bloody Sunday’ victims call for justice for slain activists

Posted on 15 March 20217 March 2022
byTinig ng Plaridel

Families of the nine slain activists in the ‘Bloody Sunday’ police operation condemned the ruthless killing of the police and demanded justice for their loved ones in a press briefing March 12.