Youth group protest against unemployment (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil)
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
According to Anakbayan, one youth or student leader has been victimized every week.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The high cost of tuition does not only prevent students to continue with their studies, it also takes away democracy. Ynik Ante, a BS Development Communication student, won as the new University Student Council (USC) chairwoman in the recently concluded student council election in the University of [...]
Thursday, March 1, 2012By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com A few days ago, my second daughter was telling me how, every semester, they have to find ways and means to help raise the tuition of some members of their organization’s chapter at the University of Sto. Tomas, a university run by the Dominican order. Otherwise, the students would have to [...]
Thursday, December 8, 2011
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Prohibiting such activities, and branding it as “seditious,” goes against the core principles of democracy, transparency and accountability which are central in Aquino’s vision of a straight path and contrary to the call of the Aquino administration for active public participation in the governance of our country.” – UP President Alfredo Pascual
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Mendiola is not only a street. That is why Chino Roces’s monument was built here because it is a symbol of the people’s struggle.” – Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — John Mark Malquisto, 19, was forced to stop schooling after his grandfather, who shouldered his school needs, died. “I really wanted to study but what can I do? I do not have the resources to send myself to school,” Malquisto told Bulatlat.com. After his parents separated, Malquisto’s [...]
Monday, September 26, 2011By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Reposted by BAGUIO CITY – Students from State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Region I join other SUC students nationwide in launching different forms of protest actions against the slashing of the national budget for state colleges. The National Union of Students in the Philippines-North Luzon (NUSP-NL) stated that based [...]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Spending on SUCs and education is an investment to develop our country’s human resources. Congress and the Aquino government should rethink its misguided priorities and realign funds from foreign debt, CCTs, and military spending in favor of education and social services.” – JC Alejandro, League of Filipino Students
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Kabataan Partylist aid poor government spending on higher education is probably behind the drop in rankings of the top universities in the county. “This may come as a disappointment, but possibly not a surprise as thousands of students recently took to the [...]
Friday, August 26, 2011
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“This PPP scheme for education and health will cost the taxpayers more because the government must guarantee the private sector partners’ return on investment.” – ACT Teachers Party Rep. Antonio Tinio
Filipinos join protests against NATO in Chicago, US (Photo by Brett Jelinek / Bulatlat.com)
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