

PUP-led short films triumph at PCFF 2026 awards ceremony
Three student-led films from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) have reached prestigious heights after securing multiple awards at the third-annual Puregold Cinepanalo Film Festival (PCFF) Awards Night on September 30. “Alumahan,” “Starfish,” and “Bumtak Sara ti Nuangen (The Carabao's Horns Have Cracked)” were among the top 20 entries chosen for student short films category out of 267 national applications for this year's film festival. The entries received m
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1 day ago2 min read


Saan Ba Talaga Kayo May Tiwala?
Nang dumulog ang kampo ni dating Pangulo Rodrigo Duterte sa mga institusyon ng Pilipinas upang kwestisyunin ang kanyang pagdadakip at pagpapadala sa International Criminal Court, bakit pa kailangan litisin ang dating pangulo sa ibang bansa kung, ayon sa kanyang kampo, maari naman siyang litisin sa Pilipinas? Ngunit nang humarap naman si Vice President Sara Duterte sa Quezon City Regional Trial Court nitong Setyembre, sinabi niyang, “I don't trust the court, I don't trust the
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1 day ago3 min read


where do we go, now that we're here?
The often busy and occasionally grimy intersection of Magsaysay Boulevard and Pureza Street has been an honorable witness to the stories of sentimental journeys students carry with them long after leaving. It has quietly held the dreams of persistent kids carrying the hopes and the support of their families from far-off places—those who believe in Sinta’s power to nurture the seed of greatness blooming in their hearts in exchange for a future they can proudly call their own.
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1 day ago5 min read


𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮, 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮, 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻: 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗜𝘆𝗼, 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻
“Sintang Paaralan, tanglaw ka ng bayan.” Sa tuwing umaalingawngaw ang unang linya ng iyong himno, may kung anong kurot sa aking dibdib na hindi ko maipaliwanag. Dati, kinakabisado ko lang ang mga linyang ito dahil kailangan sa klase. Ngayon, bawat salita ay may bigat, may mukha, at may kasaysayan. Naririnig ko ang iyong awit ngayon habang pinagmamasdan ang mga kapwa ko estudyanteng nakasuot ng sablay, naghahanda para sa araw na matagal naming hinintay—ang pagtatapos. Bilan
The Communicator
4 days ago5 min read


Off the Air, Still Losing Ground
Six years ago, Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration killed the ABS-CBN franchise. After years of publicly vowing to block its renewal, it led a House committee vote in July 2020 to deny the network's franchise, a decision many observers traced to his grievance over unaired 2016 campaign ads; and now that one of the Philippines’ mainstream media corporations is already off the air, its newsrooms emptied and its audience scattered, the press is still losing ground.
The Communicator
5 days ago4 min read


Anim na PUP campus, nanindigan sa malawakang walkout kontra-korapsyon
Libo-libong estudyante mula sa anim na kampus ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) system ang lumahok sa malawakang ‘walkout para sa edukasyon at pananagutan’ na ikinasa noong Biyernes, Setyembre 18. Suot ang itim na damit, kabilang sa mga ipinanawagan ng mga progresibong grupo ng Iskolar ng Bayan ang mas mataas na pondo para sa pamantasan, pagtutol sa National Polytechnic University (NPU) Bill, at pagkondena sa inisyatibang Pax Silica, ilang araw bago ang ika-5
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5 days ago2 min read


Two Decades Later, The Hardwood Remembers
In September 2006, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) played on the wooden floors of PUP Gymnasium as the Talk ‘N Text Phone Pals defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 93-84, leaving behind a chapter in the gym’s history that would remain untouched for two decades. Twenty years later, the echoes of professional basketball returned. Once again, the familiar squeak of sneakers filled the PUP Gymnasium as the Titan Ultra Giant Risers and Terrafirma Dyip took center stage
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5 days ago3 min read


sana balang araw mapakain na tayo ng passion na yan
kung magkakaroon man ako ng konsepto ng “he is stable, you are deep” mula sa liriko ng kanta ni lizzy mcalpine, masasabi kong maiaangkop ko siya sa mga pangarap ko sa buhay. bata pa lamang, kapag nak-kwento natin ang mga gusto natin marating, parating nababanggit ang katagang “wala namang pera dyan” lalo na sa mga trabahong may kinalaman sa sining, pelikula, o musika. doon nauso ang pariralang practicality or passion, mangarap nang mataas, ika nga. na para bang ang pagkakaroo
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5 days ago2 min read


NEWS | Progressives demand justice, register other social concerns at Martial Law 54
Progressive groups marched from Liwasang Bonifacio to Mendiola on Monday, September 21, demanding justice for victims of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
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6 days ago3 min read


The Communicator Bags 9 Awards at the 23rd OSSEI National Training Workshop
The Communicator secured multiple awards during the 23rd OSSEI National Training Workshop on Campus Journalism held today, September 26, at the Baguio Crown Legacy Hotel.
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6 days ago1 min read




