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'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
‘Honor before excellence’: Students condemn cheating in U.P.
(UPDATED) 'Academic dishonesty has no place in a university that prides itself in promoting honor and excellence,' says the University of the Philippines School of Economics Student Council
Ateneo students file sexual harassment case vs professor
Complaints from several students will now be part of official investigations conducted by the university
Ateneo professor faces sexual harassment complaint
(UPDATED) 'We commit to protecting our students and lobbying for their safety and dignity,' says the university's student council
Bring back the beat: UP council calls for UAAP drum return
The UP Diliman University Student Council calls for the full return of the drums in the UAAP men's basketball games
UST students protest removal of 'abstain' vote in student council elections
The League of Filipino Students (LFS)-UST condemned the removal of the abstain vote in the upcoming elections as an attack on the democratic rights of students
UST student council denounces award given to Mocha Uson
According to UST's highest student government body, Uson does not deserve the award because 'she does not, in any way, embody the ideals of a real Thomasian'
The week in photos: September 2-8, 2017
This week s selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Call for papers: 5th International Research Forum on the Philippines
The 5th International Research Forum on the Philippines is on November 23 to 24 at La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia
VIRAL: UST student council bets draw flak for views on martial law
One candidate says martial law shouldn t be feared while another says research should be done first on what it s all about
#UPFair2017 Tuesday: Mabaya
Catch Ebe Dancel Bullet Dumas Tanya Markova and many more on the first day of the UPFair2017
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Former UP student leaders: Make Duterte pay for Marcos burial
We former student leaders of the UPD University Student Council express our strongest condemnation for the burial of the dictator in the resting place of heroes
UP's new GE curriculum: Should Diliman make the shift?
Critics call the proposed shift a reduction of units while supporters say this is the university s way of responding to its 21st century learners
#StrongerTogether: Student councils to hold national Youth Rights Assembly
Chairman Chito Gascon of the Commission on Human Rights is keynote speaker
UP Diliman political parties unite against Marcos candidacy
The unity statement comes a month after former UP Diliman student leaders also declared unity against the candidacy of Marcos
Can you help 'displaced' UP Diliman students?
The University Student Council in coordination with MovePH provides a mechanism to receive these donations that will help address the short term needs of the affected students
New opportunities await UP's new June graduates
The summer sun blazes new opportunities for the graduating students of UP Diliman
Former Palace spokesman dies
Jerry Barican noted student activist and former presidential spokesman dies from complications of a heart attack
UP professors condemn violence vs Abad
This incident is not a victory but a blow to UP s honor say the UP professors who urged Secretary Abad s attackers to apologize to the budget chief and the university
Nat'l student handbook pushes for bill on students' rights
The National Student Handbook can guide students in asserting their rights on campus especially in institutions without a functioning student government that can represent them
UP, Ateneo Law student gov'ts hit Aquino on DAP
Both student governments say the President did not respect the independence of the Supreme Court in his recent defense of the disbursement acceleration program
Is it time for schools to recognize fraternities?
If you do not recognize fraternities on campus they go underground
Makati police confirm Tau Gamma Phi hazing site
UPDATED Authorities say that the caretaker of the boarding house where the hazing ritual was held is not yet considered a suspect
Binay to hazing suspects: You can't hide forever
You can t hide forever You have an issue to face because what you did was wrong A life was lost says the Vice President who also visited the wake of Guillo Cesar Servando
College students call for review of Anti-Hazing Law
The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines recognizes fraternities right to organize as long as they follow proper initiation rites
#Malaya campaign launched to fight human trafficking
We are counting on you the youth to rise up and define your generation as the one that will finally and definitely put an end to modern day slavery Justice Secretary Leila De Lima says to the youth participants
What is the youth's role in educational reforms?
The National Congress of College Councils NCCC serve as an avenue where students can tackle relevant issues on education
UP Tacloban students decry STFAP re-bracketing glitch
UP Tacloban students who cross enrolled in other campuses automatically get full scholarship Those who have stayed behind are not enjoying the same benefits
TRO out – PSBA-QC won't close down
No closure on October 18 The temporary restraining order effective for 20 days gives students enough time to enroll for the second semester
Will PSBA-QC close down? Students bring battle to court
Student groups of PSBA QC ask the Quezon City RTC to issue a temporary restraining order on the impending closure of the school on October 18
Uncertainties for students, teachers amid PSBA-QC board war
As the board war continues some students and teachers of PSBA QC are already weighing their options should the school close down on October 18
CHED steps in to settle PSBA-QC closure controversy
UPDATED The commission will hold talks with warring factions of the school board and administration on Wednesday October 9
CHED says PSBA-QC can't close down mid-year
If the new school administration insists on closing the school on October 18 the battle may even reach Congress
Cheating in UP mock elections?
UP’s online mock elections is tainted with fraud
Senate bets at UPLB: What would you ask them?
Debates will focus on the implementation of reproductive health sin tax mining and agrarian reform laws education and other youth issues
What would you ask the Senate bets?
First in a series of debates: UP Diliman student organizations and Rappler will ask them on January 17 about electoral reforms foreign affairs economic issues
Court: Allow 'bikini pic' students to attend grad rites
Cebu judge also ordered Saint Theresa s College to treat the minors with kindness and civility during entire commencement exercise scheduled Friday March 30
Groups hit school for punishing girl over 'bikini' pic
Freedom of expression strict school rules and even violence against women became topics for discussion after news broke about a girl in Cebu barred from graduation ceremonies for a picture of her in a bikini
Ateneo gives Corona some respite from negative survey results
While surveys show how distrusted Chief Justice Renato Corona is an Ateneo de Manila survey reveals its students are not judging the chief magistrate just yet
