By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:52:00 01/23/2009


MANILA, Philippines-The closure of chip manufacturer Intel Corp.’s plant in the Philippines was just the “tip of the iceberg” and the Arroyo government should brace itself for more layoffs, plant ( Read more... )

Sa wakas, sa wakas, sa wakas. Tapos na rin ang paliwanagan, ang bangayan, at ang nakakaubos ng resistensyang pagba-ballot roaming. 63.5 porsyento o 706 na mag-aaral ng CMC ang nakibahagi sa referendum na nakatakdang lumikha ng kasaysayan (o trahedya? huwag naman sana) para sa OSR at sa buong UP system.

Ang bilang na ito ang ambag ng kolehiyo sa ( Read more... )

Sa pagdaan ko sa Registrar's Office, napansin kong kumonti ang panel boards na pinagpaskilan ng mga pumasa ng UPCAT. Kung hindi siguro natakot ang iba sa taas ng maaring singilin sa kanila, marami sanang pangalan ang nakapaskil sa panel board.

Pero kung may pantustos man ang mga pumasa o nagbakasakali lang, pare-parehong kawawa ang mga freshmen na ( Read more... )

The group Choose to Know Alliance has stated in their statement:

The student regent rejected on Friday proposals from several student groups to include alternative questions for the January 26-31 referendum.

In a statement released last January 16, Student Regent Shan Abdulwahid reiterated her earlier decision to submit only one question to the ( Read more... )

The group Choose to Know Alliance has stated in their statement:

The student regent rejected on Friday proposals from several student groups to include alternative questions for the January 26-31 referendum.

In a statement released last January 16, Student Regent Shan Abdulwahid reiterated her earlier decision to submit only one question to ( Read more... )

 
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:08:00 01/18/2009


MANILA, Philippines-A rare coming together of University of the Philippines alumni is taking place in cyberspace because of a man who served their alma mater for 41 years, not only cleaning classrooms ( Read more... )

As we move further into the historic week of the SR Referendum, in pursuance of the anti-democratic UP Charter provision requiring such, the Iskolars ng Bayan are bombarded with leaflets-upon-leaflets of positions by different student groups on the validity of their respective causes.

We need to do some fact-checks for a better understanding of the ( Read more... )

As we move further into the historic week of the SR Referendum, in pursuance of the anti-democratic UP Charter provision requiring such, the Iskolars ng Bayan are bombarded with leaflets-upon-leaflets of positions by different student groups on the validity of their respective causes.

We need to do some fact-checks for a better understanding of the ( Read more... )

From Defend the OSR Alliance

The centennial year has just ended and a new era has dawned. But while the university's first century comes to a close, the forging of history continues. Indeed, the times still beckon our generation to become the new agents of history, just as past generations of students did.

For us, the year 2009 heralds two ( Read more... )

Israel's incursions into Palestine and its attacks against the Palestinian people did not begin with the founding of Hamas in 1987, during the first intifada (uprising), or its victory over Fatah during the January 2006 elections. Sadly, what is seemingly lost in news reports is the root of the Israel-Palestinian conflict: the struggle for land and ( Read more... )