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The Manila Collegian The Manila Collegian is the official student publication of the University of the Philippines Manila.

NEWS UPDATE: Operating hours for the libraries of College of Nursing (CN), Dentistry (CD), Pharmacy (CP), and Public Hea...
02/09/2025

NEWS UPDATE: Operating hours for the libraries of College of Nursing (CN), Dentistry (CD), Pharmacy (CP), and Public Health (CPH) are now extended, in accordance to the Bridging Understanding: Knowledge, Access, and Service (BUKAS) initiative of UP Manila's University Library, starting today, Sept. 2.

CN library is now open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., whereas CD, CP, and CPH libraries are now open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Layunin ng mga tangkang demolisyon na isulong ang proyektong port modernization ng R-II Builders sa pamumuno ni Enrique ...
02/09/2025

Layunin ng mga tangkang demolisyon na isulong ang proyektong port modernization ng R-II Builders sa pamumuno ni Enrique Razon. Patuloy na minomodernisa ang Manila North Harbor na karatig ng komunidad sa ilalim ng Public-Private Partnerships o PPP ng gobyerno.

Bukod sa Smokey Mountain, kabilang sa mga komunidad na maapektuhan nito ang Aroma, Helping, at Hapilan, na mga kapwa nasa daungan sa unang distrito ng lungsod.

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JUST IN: The University Electoral Board officially opens the 46th USC Special Elections today, Sept. 1. According to the...
01/09/2025

JUST IN: The University Electoral Board officially opens the 46th USC Special Elections today, Sept. 1.

According to the released timeline, the filing of candidacy will run from Sept. 8–13, followed by the campaign period from Sept. 17–28, and election period from Sept. 30–Oct. 4, before the proclamation on Oct. 9.

The current council lacks a Vice Chairperson and five councilors.

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Hamon ngayon ang ipagpatuloy ito at ilabas ang pagtatalumpati sa kahon ng pawang isang pagtatanghal sa paaralan o patimp...
31/08/2025

Hamon ngayon ang ipagpatuloy ito at ilabas ang pagtatalumpati sa kahon ng pawang isang pagtatanghal sa paaralan o patimpalak sa entablado. Sa huli, ito ay instrumento sa mas malalaking digmaan ng bayan—doon mismo sa lansangan, sa mga piketlayn, sa mga barikada, kung saan mamumulat ang ordinaryong pilipino gamit ang wikang likas sa kanila.

Dahil sa pinakasimpleng anyo nito, ang pagtatalumpati ay rebolusyonaryong sining: likas na maingay upang makapamukaw, paulit-ulit para magdiin, at gumagambala nang sa gayo’y makapagpakilos.

Sa oras na madama ito ng mga tagapanood, ganap naisakatuparan ng pagtatalumpati ang pagiging mabisang kasangkapan sa pakikibaka.

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The craft exists not merely to report data, but to lay bare its histories and consequences. A puff piece on the behemoth...
30/08/2025

The craft exists not merely to report data, but to lay bare its histories and consequences. A puff piece on the behemoth of a budget allocated towards flood control is nugatory without recording its failure to translate the pesos to each drowned home and ruined field. Context separates journalism from hogwash.

With this, one word remains to be the apocryphal that discriminates ‘fake’ from ‘real’ journalists: bias. Legitimate journalism is said to be neutral, a pulpit intended merely to witness. But nonpartisan journalism is an oxymoron. Dull is the mighty pen as a sword if it refuses to decide which way to swing.

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ICYMI: Ahead of National Campus Freedom Day, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Renee Co and the College Editors Guild of the Phili...
30/08/2025

ICYMI: Ahead of National Campus Freedom Day, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Renee Co and the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) refiled the Campus Freedom Bill or House Bill (HB) 4712 in Congress last Aug 28.

Originally filed in 2011, the measure seeks to replace the Campus Journalism Act of 1991, which CEGP has long denounced as insufficient and toothless amid persisting repression of student publications.

The move comes after Himati, UP Mindanao’s official student paper, faced threats of legal action from its administration last Aug. 11 over reporting a data breach in the university’s student records system.

From 2023 to 2024 alone, 206 cases of campus press freedom violations were recorded, and 35 involving direct admin intervention, similar to Himati’s case.

While the decade delayed HB 4712's future in Congress remains uncertain, CEGP calls on student publications to propel the campaign into the streets and hold state actors accountable for attacks on press freedom and education.

Photos from the College Editors Guild of the Philippines

The period of enrollment, including enlistment, was initially scheduled between Aug. 11 and Aug. 15 through ISKOLAR. On ...
29/08/2025

The period of enrollment, including enlistment, was initially scheduled between Aug. 11 and Aug. 15 through ISKOLAR. On the morning of the first day, however, many students were unable to properly access the enrollment tab of the lagging online system due to an unexplained error.

While some were able to quickly proceed on ISKOLAR, a number of students were later suddenly purged or removed from all enrolled subjects. This led to students needing to re-enroll and/or seek additional slots from class instructors after losing previously secured slots, despite already generating their Form 5 or the university's official certificate of registration.

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JUST IN: The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc ratifies its June 18 decision disqualifying the registration of t...
29/08/2025

JUST IN: The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc ratifies its June 18 decision disqualifying the registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list.

In its session, the en banc denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the party-list last June 23, voting 5-1-1.

COMELEC Chair George Erwin Garcia clarified that the decision is not yet final and executory.

LOOK: A day before the International Day of the Disappeared, human rights advocates and kins of desaparecidos stage a mo...
29/08/2025

LOOK: A day before the International Day of the Disappeared, human rights advocates and kins of desaparecidos stage a mobilization in front of the Department of Justice, demanding justice and the immediate resurfacing of victims.

As of August 2025, Karapatan has documented 15 cases of enforced disappearance in the three years of the Marcos Jr. regime. This continues the state-backed abductions from past administrations, with Marcos Sr.’s dictatorship recording over a thousand cases.

Groups slammed the persistence of disappearances despite the 13-year-old Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012, which failed to protect James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria, who remain missing a year after their abduction.

On August 22, Alipato at Muog, a documentary on enforced disappearances by Filipino director JL Burgos—once flagged as X-***ed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)—bagged Best Picture at the 73rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards.

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Only ₱450 million has been allotted to PGH, covering just half of the ₱900 million needed to continue the Multi-Specialt...
26/08/2025

Only ₱450 million has been allotted to PGH, covering just half of the ₱900 million needed to continue the Multi-Specialty Building. More urgent requests, such as the ₱1.7 billion for personnel and maintenance support and ₱1 billion for fire safety compliance, were excluded. This comes after the hospital endured three fire incidents in 2024 alone. A Manila Collegian report noted that despite a ₱260-million fire suppression allocation in 2025, the hospital merely acquired more extinguishers, leaving the promised suppression system uninstalled.

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Ipinakikilala ng The Manila Collegian ang bago nitong patnugutan para sa taong panuruan 2025–2026.Sa ika-39 taon ng pagl...
25/08/2025

Ipinakikilala ng The Manila Collegian ang bago nitong patnugutan para sa taong panuruan 2025–2026.

Sa ika-39 taon ng paglilingkod, higit na paiigtingin ng publikasyon ang prinsipyado at militanteng pamamahayag na nakasandig sa kongkretong danas ng masang api.

Ang mga pahina, imahe, at bidyo nito ay patuloy na magiging lundayan ng pakikibaka, mangangahas makidigma sa pagbubunyag ng mga kwentong pilit ikinukubli ng naghaharing-uri.

Huli’t lagi, maninindigan itong patuloy na ihayag ang katotohanan—na siyang dakila at parating mananaig.

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