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UP Journalism Club - UPJC The pen. The minds. The people. Upholding critical thought and action since 1954.

The UP Journalism Club (UPJC) is a pool of young writers and creatives working towards someday becoming journalists and movers of the media industry. Founded in 1954, UPJC was formerly under the College of Arts and Sciences with then Dean Armando Malay as its adviser. The organization was born at a time when the potential of exploring communication as an industrial tool was still largely untapped.

Today’s distinguished alumni in the academe, media and politics were once at the forefront of student involvement, at the height of mass actions during the First Quarter Storm. Besides the publication of Krisis, an issue-based newsletter, UPJC actively engaged in the call for an autonomous mass communication institute. When Martial Law was lifted, the club continued to mount campaigns for genuine student representation in the university. Veteran journalist and UPJC alumna Malou Mangahas became chairperson of the newly restored University Student Council in 1986. UPJC's militant beginnings heeded the call for action at the face of a country in turmoil. Today, we remain true to empowering students by tackling pressing issues that concern the university and the nation. We take pride in maintaining widely read publications that showcase both journalistic and literary prowess of our well-rounded members. Beyond the written word, we strive to make the relevant interesting by holding various fora with media practitioners, academicians, students and professionals. The organization’s flagship activity, the Campus Journalism Workshop, has provided trainings for budding journalists nationwide since 1995 in La Union, Bicol, Bacolod, Calabarzon, Cebu and Sulu, among others. Teaching journalism to elementary, high school and now—college students, is our way of contributing to the next generation of Filipino journalists. UPJC shall continue to pay things forward—by harnessing the audacity of the brave and bold Filipino youth, and their enthusiasm towards pages bound to make another indelible history.

LOOK: Joy and laughter filled the room as the UP Journalism Club (UPJC) held its much-awaited Acquaintance Party at the ...
06/10/2025

LOOK: Joy and laughter filled the room as the UP Journalism Club (UPJC) held its much-awaited Acquaintance Party at the Student Union Building (SUB) on Monday, October 6, organized by its applicant batch, Batch 25A AbanTEAM.

Members and applicants alike made time in their busy schedules to unwind and enjoy each other’s company, marking the midpoint of the Batch 25A application process.

via Sam Escario/UP Journalism Club



LOOK: The Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association (PPFA) held a forum to remember the 2nd year of the Al-Aqsa Resis...
06/10/2025

LOOK: The Philippines-Palestine Friendship Association (PPFA) held a forum to remember the 2nd year of the Al-Aqsa Resistance, an operation to end the Gaza blockade, at the UP Fine Arts Multipurpose Hall, Oct. 6.

The forum “From the Philippines to Palestine: Fight for Freedom, End Genocide” also served as the Philippine inauguration of the International People’s Tribunal for Palestine in Barcelona, Spain, on Nov. 22-23. The tribunal will gather to present and investigate evidence of genocide, ecocide, and war crimes committed by Israel.

PPFA President Dr. Delen De Lapaz reaffirmed their commitment to stand in solidarity with the Filipino people’s struggle, noting its similarities with the Palestinian’s. “The PPFA affirms the Filipino and Palestinian struggles are inseparable. We know what it means to resist occupation, to strive for national liberation, to fight for justice,” De Lapaz said.

Moro-Christian People’s Alliance Co-Chairperson Amirah Lidasan meanwhile linked the Palestinian struggle to the Bangsamoro resistance. “Whenever we see on TV the faces of Palestinian people, children most especially, we can relate because of our history and current situation,” Lidasan said.

via Khloe Lim/UP Journalism Club


Official Statement of the UP Journalism Club on the September 21 Protest Violence and the Detention of the Mendiola 277O...
29/09/2025

Official Statement of the UP Journalism Club on the September 21 Protest Violence and the Detention of the Mendiola 277

On Sept. 21, protesters gathered to commemorate the victims of Martial Law and renew the call for justice. Instead, they were met with a brutal crackdown that left two dead and led to the mass arrest and detention of the Mendiola 277. Among them is Gio Caballes, a student, journalist, and documentarian who was covering the protest. He remains in detention at MPD Baseco, with reports of intimidation, denial of access to counsel, and harassment of relatives who tried to visit. Videos, photos, and testimony confirm how Caballes and many others were zip-tied, dragged away, and silenced for daring to document and speak truth to power.

We condemn the Philippine National Police (PNP) for unleashing indiscriminate violence on citizens who had gathered in peace. Their actions reveal an institution that sees civic protest not as a right but as a threat to be crushed. The denials issued by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, including claims of zero casualties and narratives of “paid agitators,” are outright falsehoods contradicted by overwhelming evidence. Such lies are not mistakes but deliberate attempts to whitewash violence and justify further repression.

We are equally alarmed by how some coverage echoed official denials and reduced the day’s violence to nothing more than “riots” and “arrests.” To strip Sept. 21 of its context and repeat false lines from those in power is to abandon the very duty of journalism. Journalists are tasked to investigate, not parrot; to hold power accountable, not excuse its abuses. When the press fails in this role, it does not merely misinform. It becomes complicit in silencing the people and legitimizing state violence.

The UP Journalism Club stands in solidarity with the people’s calls and demands for justice. We demand the immediate release of Gio Caballes and all members of the Mendiola 277, and we join the wider movement in holding state forces accountable for their violence.

Their continued detention is a direct assault on the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly. We call on fellow journalists, student publications, and the broader public to resist the narratives that seek to erase what truly happened on September 21. We must remember, document, and speak where the state would rather we remain silent. Free Gio Caballes. Free the Mendiola 277. Justice for all victims of police brutality.



ICYMI: Thousands filled Luneta, EDSA, and Mendiola to resist historical revisionism, demand accountability from the Marc...
23/09/2025

ICYMI: Thousands filled Luneta, EDSA, and Mendiola to resist historical revisionism, demand accountability from the Marcos and Duterte administrations, and honor the victims of dictatorship and state repression. The protests took place on Sunday, Sept. 21, the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law.

Related Article: https://krisis.upjournalismclub.org/news/2025/anti-corruption-rallies-mark-martial-law-anniversary/

📸: Bernard Balanag, Micah Buenafe, Helena Cos, Hannah Tabunda/UP Journalism Club



21/09/2025
21/09/2025

LOOK: Minutes after Bayan’s call for an organized dispersal, rallyists wearing black proceeded to storm the police barricade at Mendiola Street.

Authorities said the group threw bottles, rocks and umbrellas before setting off whistle bombs.

Water cannons were deployed after protesters breached the barricades.

via Joshua Español/UP Journalism Club



21/09/2025

LOOK: Several individuals were arrested on the Natividad Lopez–Ayala Bridge in Manila on Sept. 21 after police dispersed a group in black clothing accused of throwing objects and igniting smoke during protests.

Authorities said the group, described mostly as youth and seen carrying a single flag, allegedly started the fire that prompted the use of water cannons.

Footage via Denchelle Castro/CEGP National Office



21/09/2025

LOOK: Protesters from various local actions across Metro Manila converged at Luneta on Sept. 21 for “Baha sa Luneta: Aksyon Laban sa Korapsyon,” marking the 53rd year since the declaration of Martial Law and denouncing corruption and authoritarian legacies.

via Hannah Tabunda; Reel edited by Khloe Lim/UP Journalism Club



COMMENTARY: Abstain, in all its complexity, is not a threat to student democracy. It is proof that students still care e...
18/05/2025

COMMENTARY: Abstain, in all its complexity, is not a threat to student democracy. It is proof that students still care enough to reject what they feel is not good enough.

The real threat comes when that care is dismissed—when that refusal to settle is met not with introspection, but with silence.

If we want a council that truly represents the student body, we must first respect the many ways it chooses to speak

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