In an exclusive email to Hi-Lites, Director Mr. Jo-ed Tirol of the Ateneo de Manila University Office of Admission and Aid said that the university is indeed planning to bring back the Ateneo College Entrance Test for applicants of the school year 2023-2024. With other schools likely following suit, college entrance exams will be brought back for the first time after two years, should nationwide health conditions permit such plans push through.
Category: Probe
Expectations VS. Reality: Marcos Jr. Through the Lenses of Atenean Core Values
Last Thursday, June 30, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was officially inaugurated as the 17th President of the Philippines. While his reign has just begun, it is only natural that people have set expectations as to what they hope for during his administration, and if his actions and contributions prior to assuming the presidency make him trustworthy enough to lead the entire country.
6 Years of Iron, Blood, and Injustice: Recapping the Duterte Administration (Part 6)
The presidency of Rodrigo Roa Duterte is certainly one that has proven to be memorable. Yet, whether it be his decorum and speech, his stark disdain for drugs, or his use of unconventional methods in obtaining or maintaining peace and order, Filipinos are divided on whether to view this regime in a positive or negative light. Now in the final part of this six-part Probe series, we continue to look back at the incumbent president’s reign, before we soon welcome the nation’s new chief executive.
6 Years of Iron, Blood, and Injustice: Recapping the Duterte Administration (Part 5)
Arguably Duterte’s most memorable years, 2020 and 2021 are times the Filipino people will never forget. From COVID-19, lockdowns, shutdowns, and lives taken, read and remember the actions of the Duterte Administration here in part 5 of Hi-Lites’ Duterte Series.
6 Years of Iron, Blood, and Injustice: Recapping the Duterte Administration (Part 4)
READ: In the third installment of the Duterte series, we recap significant events that had occurred years into Duterte’s presidency. From laws, withdrawals, and violations of human rights, what else happened in 2018?
6 Years of Iron, Blood, and Injustice: Recapping the Duterte Administration (Part 3)
By Probe The presidency of Rodrigo Roa Duterte is certainly one that has proven to be memorable. Yet, whether it be his decorum and speech, his stark disdain for drugs, or his use of unconventional methods in obtaining or maintaining peace and order, Filipinos are divided on whether to view this regime in a positive…
6 Years of Iron, Blood, and Injustice: Recapping the Duterte Administration (Part 2)
The presidency of Rodrigo Roa Duterte is certainly one that has proven to be memorable. Yet, whether it be his decorum and speech, his stark disdain for drugs, or his use of unconventional methods in obtaining or maintaining peace and order, Filipinos are divided on whether to view this regime in a positive or negative light. In part two of this six-part Probe series, we continue to look back at the incumbent president’s reign, before we soon welcome the nation’s new chief executive.
6 Years of Iron, Blood, and Injustice: Recapping the Duterte Administration (Part 1)
Six years ago, we were promised change in a short period of time. We were promised a government with transparency and improvement– hence the saying goes, “Change is coming.” But what are we to make of the changes that occurred within the jurisdiction of the previous administration?
In this first of the six-part series, we shall recall all of the events, promises, and lies that had occurred under the Duterte administration.
Malfunctions, connections, and inconsistencies: Issues hounding VCMs raise doubts on credibility of elections
Multiple reports of Vote Counting Machine (VCM) breakdowns hounded the 2022 national and local elections, with machines seen rejecting ballots, failing to issue receipts, or breaking down entirely, resulting in long lines in precincts and significant voting delays.
Forced and Oppressive: Mandatory Military Service
On March 18, 2001, University of Santo Tomas student Mark Welson Chua’s body was found decaying in the Pasig River. To present day, his death is widely attributed to his bold exposés of the malpractices that occurred in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program of his university.
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