Social and political landscape of UP’s Lantern Parade
I HAVE celebrated my birthday week inside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus several times, in most instances coinciding with the traditional Lantern Parade.
The...
UP Law dominates 2024 bar exams
BY DENNIS GORECHO
“TO TEACH law in the grand manner!” – a slogan that aptly describes the overall performance of the University of the Philippines...
Silver Lining Redux: a nostalgia of university life
BY DENNIS GORECHO
“MAKIBAKA. Huwag Matakot!” – a graffiti scene from the musical “Silver Lining Redux” that depicted the long history of student radical activism in the University of...
MassKara, M/V Don Juan tragedy and the rule on class action suit
BY DENNIS GORECHO
CLASS action suit as a legal action is often linked with the sinking of M/V Don Juan more than four decades ago, an unfortunate...
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) and the struggle for self-determination
BY DENNIS GORECHO
DESPITE the enactment of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) or Republic Act No. 8371 27 years ago, conflicting laws and policies have made the...
‘And So It Begins’: The fight for truth and press freedom
“ONLINE violence is real world violence. Social media is a deadly game for power and money. Lies laced with anger and hate spread faster...
UAAP Season 87 opens with the theme ‘Stronger, Better, Together’
THE UNIVERSITY Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 commenced last weekend at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with the theme “Stronger, Better, Together”.
“The...
Award-winning ‘Alipato at Muog’ film on ‘desaparecidos’ given X rating
"ALIPATO at Muog", a film about desaparecidos, was given X rating classification by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) despite the Special Jury Award...
‘Tumandok’ film on Ati tribe biggest winner in Cinemalaya 2024
THE ILONGGO film “Tumandok”, the biggest winner in this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, centered on the struggle of the Ati indigenous people to reclaim their ancestral domain...
Cinemalaya 2024 films on indigenous peoples
CINEMALAYA this year feature two films on indigenous peoples: the Atis of Panay in “Tumandok” and the Kalingas in “The Wedding Dance”.
“Tumandok” reveals the struggle of indigenous people to reclaim...