A Rustling of Leaves: Krusada ng Liwalim
1987. Isang taon makalipas ang makasaysayang pag-aalsa sa EDSA — sa panahong patuloy na lumalatay ang walang hanggahang sugat na idinulot ng diktadurang Marcos — nahaharap pa rin sa parehong…
Unseen Enemies: Lonely Battles in Distance Learning
Jade Odulio is not sleeping well these days, if they even get any at all. The 17-year-old student, who prefers gender-neutral pronouns, reveals that they have developed a certain fear…
Holy Family teachers cry foul over union-busting, constructive dismissal
Text by Alodia Carey Baisas What you need to know: Nineteen teachers of Holy Family School of Quezon City, Inc. were constructively dismissed on June 29 after refusing to comply…
Koda ng Kalayaan
‘Di mahulugang karayom ang Epifanio de los Santos Avenue sa dami ng tao. Bagamat tirik ang araw, nalunod ang highway sa dagat ng mga Pilipino. Iba’t ibang mga mukha, trabaho…
EDITORIAL: Debt-defying
That an ordinary Filipino can live and die without ever seeing even 1% of the staggering ten billion dollars that the Marcoses stole should not be surprising.
But when the Marcoses doubled that amount in debt, they condemned millions of Filipinos to a lifetime of paying off what they can never benefit from, much less imagine.
Course pack distribution hits snag due to shortage of flash drives, limited manpower
One week into the university’s remote semester, students with inadequate access to the internet have yet to receive printed copies of their course packs or flash drives containing its digital…
Law students urge UP to suspend tuition collection
Text by Godwin Noel Manalo and Anna Kristal Tagunicar With less than a week before the opening of classes, UP College of Law students urged the university to freeze the…
[OPINYON] Balatkayong Tagapagligtas
Malutong ang naging banat ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte laban sa mga oligarko, o ang iilang tao at pamilyang may malaking kontrol sa bansa. Bansag ito sa grupo ng mga politiko,…
Lack of remote learning resources haunts UP athletes
On top of inadequate training spaces and lack of equipment many student-athletes endure on a regular season, they now brace a new burden as UP proceeds with online learning — the lack of access to technology and resources.
UP rushes course packs, offers limited class slots in university’s first dip into remote learning
Teachers and students continue to bear the brunt of remote learning in UP: the faculty beating the deadline of course pack completions, and scholars further relying their chances on luck…
UP students could lose voice in university decisions as SR term expires
Students across the UP system could lose their sole representative to the Board of Regents (BOR), the university’s highest decision-making body, as the UP administration has gone over a week…
Inclusive education an enduring dream for SPED teachers, students
Persistence is a time-honed quality for students like Bless Adriano, 22, whose college experience so far has been one big test. It is not, however, a test of her intelligence.…