Vol. XCI No. 7 Sept. 13, 2019 On Aug. 28, President Duterte signed the Republic Act No.11440 entitled the National Campus Press Freedom Day Act. The copy of the law was released publicly on Sept. 10. Many assume that it was used by the Duterte administration to fend off accusations of intimidating or bearing down on campus journalists and student publications as a part of their hunt for communists. However despite the enactment of this law, together with the Republic Act of 7079, also known as [READ MORE]

By Francis Ryan Pabiania & Shareen Anjali B. Warad | News Writers Vol. XCI No. 7 Sept. 13, 2019 #RespetoNaman, a campaign against gender-based violence, opened the “Don’t Tell Me How to Dress” exhibit last Sept. 9 at Robinson’s Place. The exhibit displayed different stories of women who were harassed and sexually abused along with the representation of the clothes they wore during the crimes. #RespetoNaman is a project of the Office of Vice President (VP) Leni Robredo, the Embassy [READ MORE]

By Deogracia William A. Bemida | Feature Writer Vol. XCI No. 7 Sept. 13, 2019 Have you uttered discouraging words to someone smarter than you out of envy? How did it feel on your part? Did it boost your morale? If yes, congratulations! You ruined someone’s confidence and slimmed the chance for that person to share better ideas in the future. Smart shaming is defined as the act of humiliating an intelligent person. Basically, this exhibits the manner of anti-intellectualism as this [READ MORE]