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Stark Cursor is an independent online news publication made by student journalists of the University of the Philippines Baguio.

The publication aims to report reliable news contributory towards promoting critical thinking and nationalism for Filipinos.

30/05/2022

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30/05/2022

OPINION | Wanted: Uniform Minimum Wage Across the Country

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on May 23 that the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board V has issued Wage Order No. RBV-20 which will increase the minimum wage in the Bicol region by ₱55. The new minimum wage in total would be ₱365 across all sectors. Despite the increase, however, there are issues regarding its sufficiency.

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24/05/2022

OPINION | Public Transportation Impedes Students

Students worry as the minimum fares on public transportation are still high amidst talks on ‘Ligtas na Balik Eskwela.’

Now, some colleges and universities are preparing for all of their students in all programs to return. However, students are hesitant not only because of the COVID-19 parameters but also due to transportation costs.

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23/05/2022

OPINION | Nuclear Power? Not Now.

On May 23, presumptive president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the media that he discussed the possibility of reviving the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) with the Ambassador of South Korea Kim Inchul. “We will study their recommendations and findings,” Marcos said.

However, Filipinos must understand: this revival can be risky due to its location, estimated cost, outdated structure and the risks of handling nuclear waste.

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21/05/2022

PHOTOJOURNALISM | “After the Election Storm”

Photos and Captions by Julian Victor Mendoza

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20/05/2022

NEWS | Protests vs COMELEC continues

On May 10, a day after the elections, protesters rallied at the headquarters of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Intramuros, Manila after various reports of vote-counting machines (VCMs) failing occurred in different parts of the country during the election day.

According to COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia, there were 1,800 VCMs that malfunctioned, most of which had issues with the SD card. However, according to Garcia, the issues have already been “resolved.”

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20/05/2022

INFOGRAPHIC | Senate 'Magic 12'

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) proclaimed on Wednesday, May 18, the 12 senators who have garnered the highest votes for the 2022 national elections at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City.

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20/05/2022

PHOTOJOURNALISM | A Day of Protest and Thanksgiving

Photos and Captions by Patricia Anne Jaymalin

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14/05/2022

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13/05/2022

NEWS | DILG, eco campaigners take action for campaign wastes management

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered candidates and local government units (LGUs) to collect and dispose of campaign materials from the 2022 elections within three days.

On May 11, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año urged candidates and incumbent officials to “lead” in removing campaign items.

“Cleanup of election litter is the first order of business after the polls,” Año said.

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13/05/2022

NEWS FEATURE | Long Overdue: Continuing Financial Benefits For Healthcare Workers Under a Pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak exposed a lot of health workers’ sacrifices. These medical workers on the frontlines of keeping COVID-19 cases under control, dubbed as "heroes in scrubs," had been exhausted and overwhelmed by their often 24-hour work schedules. If these problems are not addressed, the profession may face a massive exodus in the near future.

Despite eased restrictions in several areas, the Department of Health (DOH) said that COVID-19 is not yet endemic in the country. According to Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, the country is still transitioning to the new normal. Hence, as the country continues to fight waves of COVID-19 infections, accessibility and affordability of medical services must be resolved.

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13/05/2022

NEWS | Robredo shows gratitude to supporters amid election results

Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo thanked her campaign volunteers and supporters in an early morning statement last May 10, following the partial and unofficial count of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) where she lagged behind rival Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

As of Monday midnight, Marcos Jr. had amassed 26,313,353 votes, while Robredo only had 12,554,852 votes.

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13/05/2022

NEWS | PPCRV still looking for additional volunteers

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said it is still looking for more encoders for the unofficial parallel count of the May 9 election returns.

PPCRV national chairperson Myla Villanueva made the call prior to the elections even as she said the organization is already in its efforts to surveil the conduct of the polls at the PPCRV command center at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Villanueva said 150 volunteers are needed everyday from May 9 to 15 to “help encode election returns” and monitor election results for the unofficial parallel count.

Read more at: https://starkcursor.wixsite.com/home/post/ppcrv-still-looking-for-additional-volunteers

13/05/2022

NEWS | COMELEC releases task force against vote-buying incidents days before campaign ends

On March 22, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) released a statement that will create a separate task force handling vote-buying matters. A few days before the campaign period officially ends, on April 29, 2022, the COMELEC launched the page Task force Kontra Bigay (anti-vote-buying).

Article 22 Sec. 261 of the COMELEC code or the Prohibited Acts of the Omnibus Election Code listed vote-buying and vote-selling, or any similar act, as prohibited. People who are caught may be prosecuted for not less than one year but not more than six years and will face “disqualification to hold public office and deprivation of the right of suffrage.”

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13/05/2022

NEWS | College students call for academic walkout amid threat of Marcos presidency

Several student organizations from different universities called for an academic walkout to protest against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s presumptive win in the presidential elections.

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12/05/2022

NEWS FEATURE | The world is watching: BBM makes int’l headlines

Different countries zero in on the Philippines during the 2022 national election period. As the day of the elections, May 9 neared, international news organizations published content related to the Philippine elections. Stories featured and compared the campaign activities and backgrounds of two Philippine presidential candidates, incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.

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12/05/2022

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11/05/2022

NEWS FEATURE | Two years of COVID-19: New strains of the virus, an old strain of human suffering

Over two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, people around the world have been living under the “new normal.” New COVID-19 variants and subvariants have also been emerging. The war on COVID-19 is not yet over, and so are the preexisting struggles of Filipinos even before the virus came into existence.

The Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DoST-NAST) studied the economy of the Philippines by analyzing its economic impact, employment, sector size, connectivity, and income multiplier using mathematical models, according to the report of the Manila Bulletin in a webinar organized by the mentioned government agency. The study showed the manufacturing industry as one of the topmost affected sectors in the country during the pandemic.

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09/05/2022

LOOK: Voting situation at Buhay Elementary School where residents from Siniloan, Laguna will be able to cast their votes.

09/05/2022

LOOK: Registered voters in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija formed long lines at Macabaclay Elementary School. Many of them brought jugs and bottles of water while waiting for their turn to vote.

09/05/2022

LOOK: Registered voters waiting in line to vote in Lingayen, Pangasinan.

08/05/2022

Today is the day! Exercise your rights to vote and make each vote count!

08/05/2022

NEWS | Youth orgs call for a green leadership

Over 40 youth organizations released a statement last May 7 calling for a leadership that will prioritize the people's well-being while addressing the climate crisis.

As part of their Youth Climate Agenda 2022 for the upcoming national elections, the Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP) posted a unity statement on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

“This decade is a critical period in which climate action must take on a more decisive form on a global scale, if we wish to prevent the worst impacts from happening," YACAP stated in the statement.

Read more at: https://starkcursor.wixsite.com/home/post/youth-orgs-call-for-a-green-leadership

08/05/2022

NEWS FEATURE | Small business owners struggle to survive due to oil price hike

Basic and essential commodities and services have constantly become more expensive because of the high oil prices in the Philippines, adversely affecting many small business owners to adjust their lifestyles and budgets.

Such is the case of Aling Gaga, 46, and her husband Mang Yoyoy, 48, who are food stall vendors from Quezon City. After two years of running their calamari business, the couple has only started to recover from their financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, another looming challenge threatens them—grappling with surges in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices.

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08/05/2022

NEWS | 8 residents killed in UP barangay fire

Eight residents were killed and three people were injured after a fire spread at Barangay University of the Philippines (UP) Campus in Diliman, Quezon City on May 2, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported.

The fire was reported at 5:20 a.m. and reached the second alarm at 5:38 a.m. Responders to the scene were able to put the fire out at 7 a.m.

Full story at: https://starkcursor.wixsite.com/home/post/8-residents-killed-in-up-barangay-fire

08/05/2022

NEWS| Cordilleran groups conduct freedom of expression webinar

In celebration of World Press Freedom Day, Cordilleran organizations conducted a webinar entitled, “Speaking Truth to Power in the Time of Tyranny: An Online Forum on the Siege on Freedom of Expression” held on May 3, 2022 via Zoom and Facebook Live.

A creative video presentation on women human rights defenders by Luchie Maranan, vice-chairperson for external affairs of Dap-ayan ti Kultura iti Cordillera, was featured in the event.

In the video, women human rights defenders said that to be a woman in these times meant fighting against tyranny and impunity. It also meant being fearless for the people.

“There are millions like us and we are breaking free in the streets, in the front lines, in workplaces, in fields, and in places they (tyrants) cannot imagine we can be,” said Maranan in the video.

Read more at: https://starkcursor.wixsite.com/home/post/cordilleran-groups-conduct-freedom-of-expression-webinar

07/05/2022

FEATURE | My Beloved: A Martial Law Love Story

While he was in prison during martial law, Jose Camus wrote a poem for his wife, Beatrice, as he “hopes that someday, they’ll be back again.”

As the song goes, “I fell in love with the same woman three times.” These are lyrics from a song based on Ninoy Aquino’s poem for Corazon Aquino while he was in prison. My grandparents have a similar story.

Read the full story written by Allen Limos: https://starkcursor.wixsite.com/home/post/my-beloved-a-martial-law-love-story

07/05/2022

PHOTOJOURNALISM | Extra Effort: Youths join house-to-house campaign for Leni-Kiko tandem

Photos and Captions by Rachelle D. Samin

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