UPLB Perspective

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BREAKING: 13 individuals arrested over human barricade against mining operations in Brgy. Paquet, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya ...
28/08/2026

BREAKING: 13 individuals arrested over human barricade against mining operations in Brgy. Paquet, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya today, August 28.

According to Novo Vizcayano Para sa Kalikasan, community members made a barricade during an attempt by North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC) to supply crude oil during its drilling operations in Kasibu, resulting in the said arrest.

The barricade started in May 2026 in a bid to block supply missions of the said company for its exploration and drilling activities in the area.

Earlier this month, three individuals were also arrested over grave coercion and disobedience in connection with the community's human barricade last August 19.

The community has since aired opposition to the mining operations of the company, citing threats to their livelihoods and its negative impacts on the environment.


LOOK: Karapatan Southern Tagalog, together with allied organizations, holds the human rights forum “Panaghoy at Pag-asa:...
28/08/2026

LOOK: Karapatan Southern Tagalog, together with allied organizations, holds the human rights forum “Panaghoy at Pag-asa: Documenting Truth, Demanding Justice” today, August 28, at the EE Auditorium, UP Los Baños, in commemoration of the 77th year of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

The forum provides a venue for peasant communities and Mangyan and Dumagat indigenous people to recount the effects of militarization in their communities and deepen their understanding of their rights.

Through these testimonies, the forum aims to amplify calls for justice, accountability, peace, and the protection of human rights.


27/08/2026

PANOORIN: Nagkasa ng isang iglap-protesta ang mga progresibong grupo sa Oblation Park upang kundenahin ang presensya ng mga elemento ng Philippine Army sa University of the Philippines Los Baños ngayon, ika-27 ng Agosto.

Subaybayan ang kaganapan sa livetweet coverage ng UPLB Perspective: https://x.com/uplbperspective/status/2092897005362414013?s=61



The Union of Journalists of the Philippines - UP firmly denounces the unjust red-tagging and disinformation trail by the...
27/08/2026

The Union of Journalists of the Philippines - UP firmly denounces the unjust red-tagging and disinformation trail by the pages “UPLB Perspective Exposed” and “UPLB Perspective True Colors” against UPLB Perspective, the official student publication of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

The plethora of edited and AI-generated posts by these pages only aim to do one thing: delegitimize the integrity of a campus publication that is always at the forefront of fearless Southern Tagalog news reportage.

UJP-UP calls for stricter measures against accounts and pages that perpetrate false narratives that inflict fear and malign campus journalists. The fearless line of our campus journalists should not be subject to public defamation, delegitimization and demonization with unverified claims.

Read the full statement: https://ujp-up.com/hands-off-uplb-perspective/




IN PHOTOS | The UPLB Perspective [P] held its First Semester Apprenticeship Process Orientation for academic year 2026-2...
27/08/2026

IN PHOTOS | The UPLB Perspective [P] held its First Semester Apprenticeship Process Orientation for academic year 2026-2027 at the Multipurpose Hall 1, CAS Annex 2, last August 25.

The orientation formally introduced the roles and dynamics of different writing, production, and managing sections that comprise the publication.

[P] also highlighted its renewed efforts to uphold advocacy journalism and defend press freedom amid heightened red-tagging against alternative publications.

A special orientation will also be held online via Google Meet on August 28. Register through the link below to join:

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Words by Gel Jalotjot
Photos by Jerous Ipapo, Veronica Ramos, and John Reno


LOOK: Mangyan and Dumagat-Remontado communities hold “Bagsakan” in front of the College of Human Ecology Building, UP Lo...
27/08/2026

LOOK: Mangyan and Dumagat-Remontado communities hold “Bagsakan” in front of the College of Human Ecology Building, UP Los Baños until 6 PM today, August 27.

In celebration of the 77th year of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), farmers across Southern Tagalog bring their produce to the UPLB community, to lobby genuine land reform and end militarization and aggression against indigenous communities in rural areas.

KARAPATAN-Southern Tagalog, along with its allied organizations, also enjoins everyone to attend "Panaghoy at Pag-Asa: Documenting Truth, Demanding Justice," tomorrow, August 28 at UP Los Baños.

The event centers on the experiences of peasant and indigenous groups facing militarization and other human rights violations in their communities.


READ: The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Office of the Chancellor (OC), University Student Council (USC)...
26/08/2026

READ: The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Office of the Chancellor (OC), University Student Council (USC), and UPLB Perspective released a joint statement condemning the “baseless red-tagging” of members of the university community, August 26.

The statement cites the implications of red-tagging, as upheld in the landmark Supreme Court ruling (G.R. No. 254753), which found that such acts may infringe upon civil liberties enshrined in the Constitution. It also underscored the safety risks faced by members of the institution, including threats to their lives, surveillance, and extrajudicial harassment.

The statement also enjoins the UPLB community to remain vigilant against efforts that run contrary to nation-building and democratic participation, and that threaten members of the community.

“We categorically reject any attempt to criminalize student activism and independent campus press work,” the statement emphasized.

The statement likewise urged everyone to report disturbing content that borders on abuse, harassment, and the proliferation of hateful graphics posted by the page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576415447369

"UPLB Perspective Exposed" has been identified by the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) among a network of pages known for targeting progressive groups last June 2026.

Photos from the UPLB page



NEWS UPDATE: John Paul Yusiong is named the first Chancellor of UP Tacloban by the Board of Regents (BOR), August 26.Yus...
26/08/2026

NEWS UPDATE: John Paul Yusiong is named the first Chancellor of UP Tacloban by the Board of Regents (BOR), August 26.

Yusiong is among the three candidates vying for the position, and is the sole candidate who abstained on pressing issues such as the continued prosecution of Tacloban 5, adequate funding for student council and publications, and institutionalization of Academic Freedom Committee.

UP Tacloban was recently elevated as the ninth Constituent Unit (CU) of the UP System on May 27, 2026. Dean Patricia Arinto served as the acting chancellor of the unit prior to today.

Meanwhile, both UP Los Baños and UP Manila are also searching for their next chancellors.

25/08/2026

Sa pamamayagpag ng mga naratibong sinisiil ang ating kritikal na kamalayan, sumisidhi ang pangangailangan upang patuloy na paigtingin ang mga matang marunong sumipat.

Sa ganitong diwa, muling nagbubukas ang pinto ng UPLB Perspective, tangan ang militanteng diwa sa loob ng limang dekadang pamamahayag.

Bukas ang apprenticeship process orientation para sa lahat ng walk-ins.

Lumahok at patuloy nating sipatin ang mukha ng pagbabago.

Magsulat. Maglingkod. Magpalaya.

8.25.2026 | 7 PM | CAS A2 MPH 1


LOOK: Staffers from UPLB Perspective distribute their latest print issue and flyers at the lower campus, August 25.The p...
25/08/2026

LOOK: Staffers from UPLB Perspective distribute their latest print issue and flyers at the lower campus, August 25.

The publication is set to hold their Apprenticeship Orientation later, 7:00 PM, at the Multipurpose Hall 1, CAS Annex 2. The orientation will be open for walk-in participants.


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