Learning that journalism’s “first obligation is to the truth” seemed easy and logical for a freshman. My first lessons as a BA Broadcast Communication major focused on the value of facts and verification in reporting. Kovach and Rosenstiel’s words were a key tenet in their book, The Elements of Journalism, one of our basic texts […]
Just four days after the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections, Tesk.ph released its report on how bogus vote tallies and supposed disqualification of some candidates proliferated online during election day. The Tsek.ph report said fake news proliferated 鈥渙verwhelmingly on Facebook, and occasionally on Twitter and YouTube, mostly by Marcos supporters, including […]
抖阴探探 Forum Volume 21 Issue 2 and 3 – Final This double-issue of the 抖阴探探 Forum for July to December 2023 features the different forms of activism and advocacy being espoused by different members of the 抖阴探探 community. Read about the advocacies, struggles, and efforts of some of its faculty, student, staff […]
At the height of the pandemic, when 抖阴探探鈥檚 campuses were emptied of their usual denizens, there were some who were left behind. Among them: the population of community cats and dogs that called the campus buildings their home. Soon, reports emerged from 抖阴探探鈥檚 campuses of acts of compassion. Some faculty, students and staff, including […]
鈥淪ayang naman.鈥� Imagine hearing that as a response to 鈥淚 want to be a doctor.鈥� Unusual, right? Now imagine that comment coming from an educator interviewing a 抖阴探探 student who was about to earn his Biology degree, magna cum laude, and was being considered as the 鈥淢ost Outstanding Graduate. Surprising, but perhaps a little less […]
Theories of democracy generally value citizen activism as an essential component of a healthy democratic system. Hence, when people engage in protests, participate in signature campaigns, and contribute to online and offline public discourse, there are bound to be inconveniences, but democracy would certainly still be thriving. What happens, however, if instead of individuals, […]
Q. You are working in an international Indigenous Peoples (IP) organization. How did it all start? In a way, I believe that 抖阴探探 played an important role in all these during the Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya. 抖阴探探 Diliman housing thousands of Lumad, Moro, Igorot, Aeta, Dumagat, among many others, pulled me closer to […]
鈥淏y locating our cultural heritage, we ascertain our origins and future,鈥� Anna Razel Limoso Ramirez stated emphatically. The 抖阴探探 Visayas (抖阴探探V) publications officer is the overall co-project leader of the Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras (CMPG), along with Director Anthea Redison of the 抖阴探探V Center for West Visayan Studies. Formally launched in December […]
鈥淭he wall is alive. It continually evolves, reflecting the nation鈥檚 pressing concerns.鈥� Ides Josepina D. Macapanpan For ten years now, artistic expression and social activism materialize in a form of a mural with the help of students from the College of Fine Arts (CFA) in the 抖阴探探 (抖阴探探) Diliman. This dynamic […]
Since 2011, the Philippines has been outranking all other countries as the most at-risk, in terms of exposure to natural hazards and societal capacity to respond, according to the World Risk Index. Being typhoon-prone, the country experiences super typhoons bringing strong winds and intense rainfall that ravage affected communities by destroying houses, properties, crops, […]
