By Mai Allauigan In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. promised no more lockdowns and more specialty hospitals outside the National Capital Region (NCR) in an effort to ramp up the pandemic response. While these were welcomed, progressive organizations expressed their concerns over…

At an emergency meeting last July 13, the 42nd University Student Council (USC) of the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) and six out of the seven college representatives voted to amend Article IX of the university’s election code, regarding the Determination of Winning Candidates in the USC. The amendment…

Exposing Padrino System within Fraternities and Sororities — By Sophia Mireille Remulla Echivarre The advantages gained from a fraternity, a sorority, or any organization should be turned towards the service of others, and not the self. But until we realize that, patronage culture will fester in Filipino society like an infected wound — a wound that will never…

By The News Team A 35-year-old Filipino government lawyer, Atty. John Albert Laylo, was fatally shot in the head while traveling in an Uber car with his mother in Philadelphia. Laylo died hours after being confined in a critical condition while his mother sustained minor wounds from pieces of glass…

Ng Seksyon ng Balita — Taong 2016, napukaw ng noo’y Davao city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte hindi lamang ng mga Pilipino kung hindi, pati ang buong mundo sa kanyang matalim na pananalita. Matatandaang noong panahon ng kampanya sa pagkapangulo, binalaan na niya ang madla na magiging madugo ang kanyang administrasyon sapagkat handa siyang banggain ang sinumang…

by The News Team The Bayugan, Agusan del Sur Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the rearrest of Dr. Natividad “Naty” Castro months after she was dismissed on charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said last June 22, 2022. Rearrest order In an order…

by Janine Liwanag Note: Names of some interviewees have been changed for anonymity. Representation in film and TV has become a highly significant issue as the content we consume all serve as representations of different people, places, objects, and more. When it comes to universities, Ivy League schools have often…

By Alexandra Kate Ramirez and Mai Allauigan With less than two weeks before the Marcos-Duterte tandem’s inauguration, the Philippine National Police (PNP) declared that no rallies will be allowed near the sites of interest — unless they were in favor of the new president. Activist groups slammed this statement and…

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