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CEGP is the oldest and broadest intercollegiate alliance of student publications in the Asia-Pacific. It is also the national center for the advancement of campus press freedom. Since its foundation, the Guild has remained steadfast in its commitment to uphold freedom of expression, press freedom and students’ democratic rights. This dedication is what continues to unite and consolidate CEGP’s more than 750 member publications from different schools nationwide.

Report from The Manila Collegian: Students, faculty, and staff of the University of the Philippines Manila evacuated aft...
13/11/2025

Report from The Manila Collegian: Students, faculty, and staff of the University of the Philippines Manila evacuated after the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, along with other administrative offices, received an email containing a bomb threat earlier this morning.

At around noon, the College of Arts and Sciences was placed on lockdown as bomb squads conducted inspections, while evacuees were directed to stay at Paco Park as authorities assessed the situation.

As of press time, authorities have cleared the area, while the university remains on heightened alert.

Several colleges like the Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy, and Allied Medical Professions, have suspended classes and shifted to asynchronous, following the incident.

This is the second reported bomb threat incident for the UP System as the College of Social Work and Development received the same warning yesterday.

BREAKING NEWS: Court sets dates of promulgation for Tacloban 5 charges‎‎Lawyers of detained community journalist Frenchi...
13/11/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Court sets dates of promulgation for Tacloban 5 charges
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‎Lawyers of detained community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil disclosed today, November 13, that the local court has released the dates of promulgation on the cases filed against the Tacloban 5.
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‎In a report from Bulatlat, the Tacloban Regional Trial Court announced that the decision on Cumpio and Domequil's Illegal Possession of Fi****ms cases will be issued on January 22, 2026. Meanwhile, their Terrorism Financing cases will be promulgated on February 9, 2026.
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‎Earlier, on November 6, the Regional Trial Court Branch 21 in Lao-ang, Northern Samar nullified the murder charges against Cumpio over “glaring disparity and difference regarding the identity of the person named in the complaint and the person arrested.”


BREAKING NEWS: After year-long battle, Mayo Uno 6 free of all chargesThe Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila acquits six ...
13/11/2025

BREAKING NEWS: After year-long battle, Mayo Uno 6 free of all charges

The Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila acquits six youth organizers of all charges today, November 13 2025, after more than a year of court battles.

Collectively known as Mayo Uno 6, they were arrested during the violent dispersal of protesters on Labor Day, May 1, 2024.

In a press release, legal counsel Atty. Mark Vincent Lim stated that the court dismissed their Direct Assault charges on grounds of reasonable doubt. This followed the dismissal of Malicious Mischief and Illegal Assembly charges against the group in June 2024 and March 2025, respectively, marking their complete acquittal.

“With these decisions, the Mayo Uno 6 stands vindicated. Their victory reaffirms a basic truth: joining a protest to demand fair wages and job security is not a crime, but a constitutional right,” said Atty. Mark Vincent D. Lim of the Public Interest Law Center (PILC), one of their legal counsels.

Atty. Lim also asserted that police officers involved in the violent dispersal must be held accountable for excessive use of force.

Legal counsels also called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to end its practice of arbitrary arrests and the weaponization of criminal laws, including the Marcosian Public Assembly Act or Batas Pambansang Blg. 880.

CAMPUS PRESS ALERT: Tinig ng Plaridel faces censorship after state forces order X to take down reportThe College Editors...
12/11/2025

CAMPUS PRESS ALERT: Tinig ng Plaridel faces censorship after state forces order X to take down report

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) strongly condemns the Philippine National Police–Anti-Cybercrime Group's (PNP-ACG) request for social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to take down a news report from Tinig ng Plaridel, the official publication of UP Diliman College of Media and Communication, for allegedly violating Philippine laws.

The report pertains to a coverage of the youth-led mobilization at Camp Crame on October 27. Youth leaders burned a mock version of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group's (PNP-CIDG) subpoena in response to its weaponization of laws against student leaders, whom it accuses of leading violent exchanges during the September 21 anti-corruption protests.

Look: https://x.com/tinigngplaridel/status/1982741452510855174?t=QwDpJV3QCUYkT2qaDANTrw&s=19

The PNP and its attached agencies unreservedly attack the youth as they expose social ills. However, they remain toothless against officials involved in plunder and corruption, some of whom have already fled abroad according to news reports.

This move is a clear attempt at censorship and part of the broader campaign by state forces, spearheaded by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), to suppress dissent and muzzle student journalists who expose state abandonment and corruption.

The PNP is blatantly deluded in claiming their national security measures bring peace while aggressively harassing campus journalists covering the Mendiola anti-corruption protests. They outright deny these abuses, yet they have the audacity to sponsor trolling and digital attacks, even issue subpoenas and conduct state surveillance against the youth, including Alyansa ng Kabataang Mamamahayag ng PUP Chairperson Jacob Baluyot.

This is also ill-timed, as the nation is reeling from the disastrous effects of typhoons Tino and Uwan, which reeks of neglect and ineptitude in crisis response. Billions in confidential and intelligence funds continue to flow into agencies like the NTF-ELCAC without accountability. State resources were used to silence the youth and the campus press rather than to help disaster-stricken Filipinos.

The Guild firmly stands with Tinig ng Plaridel and all youth organizations resisting censorship brought by the Marcos administration's systemic crackdown. State forces must be held accountable and keep their hands away from those who dutifully fulfill their societal obligations. They must focus on the real fugitives, who either weaponize or escape the law.

Furthermore, we boldly challenge the digital platforms like X to end the censorship of the truth. As student publications shift to the digital paradigm, government agencies exploit these spaces to relentlessly spread disinformation and red-baiting. Despite state efforts to suppress dissent, student publications are determined to amplify the people's demand to end corruption.

We enjoin fellow student journalists, Filipino youth, and the public to unite in defense of press freedom and the rejection of state repression. The succeeding attacks against the campus press further proves the reason to urgently pass the Campus Press Freedom Bill, for press freedom violators to be penalized.

An attack on one of us is an attack on all—a veiled threat against truth and democracy.

Stand with Tinig ng Plaridel!



Cinemalaya 21 x UP!Cinemalaya XXI Best Film (Full-Length Category) Bloom Where You Are Planted along with 5 other films ...
10/11/2025

Cinemalaya 21 x UP!

Cinemalaya XXI Best Film (Full-Length Category) Bloom Where You Are Planted along with 5 other films from Cinemalaya 21 Goes to UP!

Bloom Where You Are Planted
NOVEMBER 14, 2025 | Friday
6:30 PM | UPFI Film Center Cine Adarna

Co-presented by:
UP Cineastes' Studio
Karapatan Alliance for Advancement of People's Rights
Hustisya! (Victims United for Justice)
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)
Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KATRIBU)
SANDUGO - Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination
Free Amanda Echanis Movement
National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL)
Taripnong Cagayan Valley
Free Period

Media Partner:
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BREAKING: ICC: No arrest warrant for Bato The International Criminal Court (ICC) clarified that there is no verified war...
10/11/2025

BREAKING: ICC: No arrest warrant for Bato

The International Criminal Court (ICC) clarified that there is no verified warrant of arrest issued against Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, despite claims made by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla last Saturday, November 8.

The clarification followed Remulla’s assertion on his DZRH radio program that he had "good authority" to state an ICC warrant had been issued against the senator.

“No, the ICC can’t confirm such news...ICC news can be found only on ICC official communication channels and press releases, where you will see that only one case to date has been opened against Mr. Duterte,” tribunal spokesperson Dr. Fadi El-Abdallah announced.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla also clarified that no Interpol Red Notice has been issued for the senator. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is still verifying the report, as no official copy of any warrant has been made public as of now.

Previously, Senator Bato dela Rosa and former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II were named in the public version of the ICC prosecutor's pre-confirmation brief, which details charges related to crimes against humanity allegedly committed during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s "war on drugs." These charges have led to Duterte facing trial at The Hague under the ICC’s jurisdiction.

“Bato is a true-blue DDS—Diehard Duterte Supporter and Davao Death Squad model implementer. He is clearly a co-perpetrator in the commission of crimes against humanity,” said Rubylin Litao, Rise Up National Coordinator. Senator Bato is also among those who voted to pass the Anti-Terrorism Act, one of the most draconian laws weaponized against journalists and human rights groups.

Despite Crispin Remulla’s vocal warnings against the spread of fake news, his tenure as a Congressman and Justice Secretary has been marked by controversy, particularly over fervent red-tagging of progressive groups and his role in the non-renewal of the ABS-CBN franchise.

Karapatan, a human rights alliance, urged the Marcos Jr. administration to allow the ICC process to proceed after Senate President Tito Sotto said the Senate “will not allow” the arrest of the Tokhang architect within its premises, effectively “turning the chamber into a sanctuary for the accused.”

“This should serve as a warning to all those who trample upon the rights of the people: your time will come, and the people will have justice,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay.

08/11/2025

LIVE (Q&A): "Bulok na Sistema, Baguhin! Marcos-Duterte, Alisin" Press Conference of Youth Rage Against Corruption, a national youth network to expose, resist, and dismantle corruption at all levels.

Today, the youth will announce the National Day of Walkout 17 and 30.

08/11/2025

LIVE: "Bulok na Sistema, Baguhin! Marcos-Duterte, Alisin" Press Conference of Youth Rage Against Corruption, a national youth network to expose, resist, and dismantle corruption at all levels.

Today, the youth will announce the National Day of Walkout 17 and 30.

ALERT: NTF-ELCAC AGENTS ENDANGER ACAD FREEDOM, THOMASIANS VIA TERROR GROOMING TALKSRepresentatives from the National Tas...
06/11/2025

ALERT: NTF-ELCAC AGENTS ENDANGER ACAD FREEDOM, THOMASIANS VIA TERROR GROOMING TALKS

Representatives from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) delivered lectures during the terror grooming colloquium at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) today, November 6.

Contrary to claims of the agency's disengagement, NTF-ELCAC Director Joel Sy Egco and agent A***n Jane Ramos, a rabid red tagger, took part in the series of discussions and addressed "terror grooming" narratives.

The forum, disguised as an “awareness discussion,” peddled anti-activist propaganda and branded progressive organizations as “terrorism groomers” and “purveyors of violence.”

Images of activists holding placards from legitimate organizations such as Kabataan Party-list were presented as alleged proof of “ideological grooming” and “recruitment” into the armed struggle — a narrative long pushed by the state to demonize dissent and justify attacks on student activism.

Even without the overt presence of NTF-ELCAC, the forum reeks of the same red-tagging rhetoric that endangers students, organizers, and advocates for change.

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) denounces these continuing efforts to vilify the youth and suppress legitimate dissent within schools and universities. Forums that masquerade as “awareness drives” only serve as tools to spread fear, discredit activism, and maintain a culture of silence.

The student press, together with the Thomasian studentry, asserts that NTF-ELCAC has no place inside our institutions of learning. We also enjoin the UST administration to sever its ties with the National Security Council (NSC) and its affiliated agencies. No member of the academic community must be endangered in the practice of critical thinking and resistance to a culture of impunity.

We stand firm that activism is not terrorism — it is a moral and democratic duty to question, organize, and fight for the rights and welfare of the people.

DEFEND STUDENT ACTIVISM!
STOP RED TAGGING IN CAMPUSES!
ACTIVISM IS NOT A CRIME!




LOOK: Thomasians protested the continuing partnership of the UST Political Science Department with the National Security...
05/11/2025

LOOK: Thomasians protested the continuing partnership of the UST Political Science Department with the National Security Council (NSC) in the research colloquium, "Preventing Terror Grooming: The Philippine Experience," at the University of Santo Tomas.

The forum, scheduled tomorrow at 8am, will continue its “terror grooming” and “recruitment practices” discussion despite the removal of the participation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) from the program—following massive backlash from the community.

Student leaders assert that this continued engagement threatens student life and academic freedom, specifically citing fears that collaboration with the NSC could facilitate surveillance or intimidation of students and limit campus discourse.

“Itong forum na ito ay huwad! Naka-disguise lang siya na mala-educational discussion, pero alam naman nating kabilang ito sa counter-insurgency plan nila! Ano ang main objective? Walang iba kun'di i-brainwash ang ating mga kapwa-estudyante sa kanilang state propaganda! Para tanggalan lang tayo ng boses at patigilin ang ating mga panawagan laban sa katiwalian at pasismo,” Ray Manuel of Kabataan Partylist UST Artlets said.

Meanwhile, the department chair, Prof. Coronacion, defended his decision to allow the forum to proceed. “We want to ensure that our University continues to uphold and promote the plurality of ideas and opinions,” Coronacion stated in a report by The Varsitarian.

NTF-ELCAC also responded to the removal, criticizing the "ideological gatekeeping" by progressive groups inside UST.

Student leaders urged fellow Thomasians to remain vigilant and critical. Thomasians and the broad youth are enjoined to resist and condemn the continuous attempts of the fascist government to enter our universities and militarize our spaces, and are called to join mass organizations and serve the people.

“Huwag po natin hayaan na bilang mga estudyante, pilit nilang pinapalunok sa atin ang propaganda mula sa estado na masama ang ginagawa natin na pag-aaral,” Dex Frogoso of Anakbayan UST said as he ends the program.






Photos by Zhanieah Ramiro/Thomasian Engineer

LOOK: In remembrance of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, media practitioners and pr...
02/11/2025

LOOK: In remembrance of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, media practitioners and press freedom advocates gather at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City tonight along with their calls for a free Palestine.

They asserted justice for eight media workers killed under the Marcos Jr administration, the unjust imprisonment of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, and killings of 270 journalists in Gaza amid the US-backed genocide perpetuated by zionist Israel.

“Lahat ng ito ay hindi bago. Sa deka-dekadang pananakop ng US sa buong mundo, paiigtingin nito ang henosidyo upang maghari ang kanilang pampulitika at ekonomyang kapangyarihan habang umaampat ng gyera sa Asya tulad ng Pilipinas." says Brell Lacerna, National Spokeperson of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP).

The rally ended with a short candle lighting and moment of silence, paying honor and respect to fallen journalists and martyrs from Philippines to Palestine.

"Hangga't nananatili ang imperyalismong US, maraming Palestinong kabataan ang hindi nakapag-aaral dulot ng henosidyo. Let this be clear, our world doesn't want to produce journalists. It wants to produce a world filled of people that are blind and ruthless. For us young journalists, we don't want to bear that world. It urges us to change and resist." Lacerna ended.




Photos by: Marty Apuhin, CEGP National Secretariat

Join us today by 4:30 p.m. at the Boy Scout Circle, Quezon City, as we mark the International Day to End Impunity for Cr...
02/11/2025

Join us today by 4:30 p.m. at the Boy Scout Circle, Quezon City, as we mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists by remembering Palestinian journalists who lost their lives documenting injustice.


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CEGP is the oldest and broadest intercollegiate alliance of student publications in the Asia-Pacific. The national center for the advancement of campus press freedom. Since its foundation, the Guild has remained steadfast in its commitment to uphold freedom of expression, press freedom and students’ democratic rights. This dedication is what continues to unite and consolidate CEGP’s more than 750 member publications from different schools nationwide. The College Editors Guild of the Philippines – National Office is in need of volunteer Guilders. To register, click the link: http://www.cegp.org/?p=1176