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'We will not be silenced': Campus press denounce signing of anti-terror law
Despite the threats that the new law poses to free speech, campus publications pledged they will not cower in fear but continue to stand firm in upholding their rights

'Justice prevailed': Youth groups hail Ampatuan massacre verdict
'Today we are a step ahead in our fight against impunity,' says College Editors Guild of the Philippines national president Daryl Angelo Baybado

College editors’ alliance slams red-tagging of campus pub in Eastern Visayas
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines calls on all publications to remain vigilant and continue to 'persistently uncover the true state of our society'

CEGP urges CHED: 'Act on complaints vs campus press freedom violations'
'The vanguards of light and truth in various campuses are being the next targets of control by the government and school administrations,' says College Editors Guild of the Philippines national president Daryl Angelo Baybado

Youth groups decry final SC ruling making Filipino, Panitikan optional in college
While the government makes Filipino and Philippine Literature courses optional in college, it has railroaded the bill for mandatory ROTC. This is 'false nationalism,' a group says.

Groups ask Comelec to junk Duterte Youth Cardema's substitution bid
Election watchdog Kontra Daya and leaders of youth groups argue Duterte Youth Chairman Ronald Cardema does not meet the age requirement

CEGP to hold nat'l convention, student press congress in Cebu
PRESS RELEASE: The College Editors Guild of the Philippines is focusing on the 'campus press as vanguards for people's struggle for truth, justice, and democracy'

College editors' alliance hits military for tagging youth leaders as NPA recruiters
College Editors Guild of the Philippines claims red-tagging is part of the 'persistent state crackdown against progressive groups and individuals'
Twitter rally vs rising prices: #HirapMagmahal, #PresyoIbaba trend
Netizens blast yet another increase in the price of basic services

WATCH: Student leaders, campus journos barred from free tuition rules hearing
Student leaders and campus journalists are locked inside a holding room in the House of Representatives for hours to keep them from attending the hearing on the implementing rules and regulations of the free tuition law
The different faces of press freedom violations vs campus journalists
Based on records of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines, at least 200 of the 800 cases of campus press freedom violations are related to the withholding of funds, the lifeblood of student-run publications

Oldest alliance of college editors to stage nationwide protests February 23
These protests seek to condemn the recent attacks of President Rodrigo Duterte on press freedom

Why campus journalists should go beyond classrooms
In the course of Philippine history, several campus publications stayed true to this role of shaping public opinion. They’ve gone beyond the 4 walls of the classroom and tackled the same issues hounding the country.

Does the Campus Journalism Act protect press freedom?
Press freedom advocates argue that the Campus Journalism Act has, in itself, flaws that compromise press freedom

Oldest alliance of college editors urges PH media to unite for press freedom
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines invites media practitioners and concerned citizens to join the 'Black Friday Protest for Press Freedom' at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City on January 19 at 6pm

CSU students light candles for schoolmate Rosanna Sanfuego
Some students hold up banners with the name of Rosanna Sanfuego who reportedly killed herself over difficulties in paying school fees

'Students can’t afford reimposition of CSU tuition fees'
As it is most students of Cagayan State University cannot afford the cost of school fees says the National Union of Students of the Philippines

PH youth urge Pope Francis: ‘Hear our true story’
In an open letter to the Catholic leader a nationwide coalition of youth groups details the challenges faced by Filipino youth from the peace process and disasters to corruption in government

Groups protest 'Cyber martial law'
The Cybercrime Law is undemocratic and has negative implications on the right to free speech and privacy