Tinig ng Plaridel

9 min

Pandemic exacerbates challenges in K to 12 program as DepEd’s subsidies fall short

Posted on 15 March 20211 September 2021
byCristina Chi and Jan Cuyco

Economic difficulties arising from the pandemic have seen Grade 11 and 12 students from private schools flocking to public schools struggling to implement the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Over a hundred private schools offering senior high school education have closed because of low enrollment.

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3 min

Red-tagging of campus press prompts renewed calls for laws protecting student journos

Posted on 12 March 202112 March 2021
byTinig ng Plaridel

After the recent spate of red-tagging incidents on campus publications, Kabataan Partylist representative Sarah Elago urged the fasttrack passage of two bills to protect and solidify campus press freedom.

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5 min

Safe spaces for LGBTQ+ still elusive beyond Metro Manila, key cities – open source map

Posted on 6 March 20211 September 2021
byJason Sigales

As Filipinos who are part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community remain unprotected from gender-based discrimination, they turn to few spaces safeguarding their basic freedoms.

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7 min

The Problem With Body Positivity

Posted on 5 March 20215 February 2022
byJasmine Abbygail Boiser

It’s a never-ending to-do list.

First thing in the morning, wear sunscreen. Dab a bit of toner. Set an appointment for an eyelash perm. Shave every patch of hair on the legs. Put on a concealer to hide the most minuscule blemish. Workout in the afternoon.

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7 min

Playing music in isolation: How artists keep the show going

Posted on 2 March 20215 February 2022
byTheodore Perez

For musicians and bands in the local music scene, playing in a live gig meant rehearsing together, showing up in the venue and playing their heart out to a crowd.

In the pandemic, playing in an online gig means recording and filming for hours on end, mixing tracks and making videos to be live streamed online and watched remotely.

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7 min

AKTOR PH: Recounting the tales of the storytelling frontliners

Posted on 1 March 20215 February 2022
byAlyka Mari Lampano and Eliseo Rioja

The industry once filled with lights and cameras now dims with little to no action. Amid one of the toughest lockdowns in the world, the country’s beloved cinemas have gone…

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4 min

UAAP bars student-athletes from playing in pro leagues

Posted on 1 March 20211 March 2023
byKarl Agbugay

Pursuant to a league resolution approved by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), student-athletes in team sports will now be banned from participating in commercial and professional sporting leagues sanctioned by the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) without forfeiting their college eligibility.

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7 min

Only 35% of UP’s remote learning support for first semester delivered to students

Posted on 27 February 20214 February 2022
byAlmira Coleen Mendoza

With the second semester looming near, UP has yet to deliver its promise of gadget and connectivity support to students from the first semester, citing bottlenecks in paperwork.

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9 min

For photojournalists who captured the 1986 People Power, the viewfinder is a place of struggle

Posted on 27 February 20214 February 2022
byDominique Flores

Thirty-five years since the 1986 People Power movement, Filipinos look at black and white photographs of countless protests, remembering the story of a country that victoriously overthrew an authoritarian regime…

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7 min

The emergence of #EmergencyCommissions in COVID-19

Posted on 23 February 202123 February 2021
byTinig ng Plaridel

Story by Christina Quiambao “Bakit mo siningil?” Despite being delighted to receive a measly P50 payment for an art commission, Dindin heard this question straight from her mother who disapproved…

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4 min

Terminated UP-DND accord does not give military free pass to make arrests inside campus — UP law professor

Posted on 17 February 202117 April 2021
byRhenzel Raymond Caling

The military cannot conduct search and arrest warrants even if they can now freely enter the university, UP Diliman (UPD) law professor Theodore Te reiterated in a security briefing held by the UPD Community Security Committee (UPDCSC) Feb. 15

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2 min

UP alum Cainglet shines as top pick in inaugural WNBL draft

Posted on 14 February 20211 March 2021
byJohn Mark Garcia

Former UP Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) prodigy turned doctor Fille Claudine Cainglet led the inaugural draft class of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) as the first overall pick for the Glutagence Glow Boosters.