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‘Weak states’ lead to ‘ineffective’ COVID-19 responses—PolSci chair
30
Apr
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‘Weak states’ lead to ‘ineffective’ COVID-19 responses—PolSci chair

by KAREN RENEE S. NOGOY POLITICAL SCIENCE department chair Asst. Prof. Dennis Coronacion said Tuesday that the institutional weakness of the Philippines led to the Duterte administration's failure to control the pandemic. “We cannot blame this all on President Duterte kasi kahit gaano pa siya kalakas na leader, I think…
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LitSoc, TPSF condemn lowering age of criminal liability
28
Jan
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LitSoc, TPSF condemn lowering age of criminal liability

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN LITERATURE and political science students from the Faculty denounced the House Justice Committee initiative to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from 15 years old to 9 years old. House Bill No. 8858 was approved on its third and final reading on Monday, amending…
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AB socs condemn “red-tagging” of UST
06
Oct
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AB socs condemn “red-tagging” of UST

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO SEVERAL SOCIETIES from the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) denounced the inclusion of the University (UST) in the military’s list of 18 schools allegedly involved in a rumored ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., assistant deputy chief of staff…
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Thomasians urged to take a stand vs. Martial Law
25
Feb
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Thomasians urged to take a stand vs. Martial Law

“[THE DECLARATION of Martial Law] can happen, but only if you let it happen. ‘Pag pinabayaan niyong mangyari, ‘pag ‘di kayo kumilos, mangyayari.” This was the challenge of anti-Martial Law advocates to Thomasians in a forum held Feb. 24 in commemoration of the 31st anniversary of the EDSA Revolution. Ana…
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Educator urges youth awareness on federalism
10
Nov
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Educator urges youth awareness on federalism

WITH THE possible shift of the current unitary presidential system of government to a federal one, the youth sector would play an important role in advocating awareness on the said concept, an educator said in a forum held Wednesday. Prof. Eric de Torres, chair of the University of the East Department…
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Social media, youth key to political mobilization, says educator
04
Feb
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Social media, youth key to political mobilization, says educator

THROUGH THE proper use of social media, the youth can empower and raise social awareness in the society, a journalism educator told Thomasians in a forum held Thursday. Assoc. Prof. Danilo Arao of the University of the Philippines Diliman believes that the youth can serve as a tool in political mobilization…
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