March 2025

When Passion Meets Policy: The New Face of Leadership in Philippine Governance

Features, Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

By Kimberly Joy V. Naparan | The Red ChroniclesPhoto Courtesy | Kabataan Partylist Only 30 years young, a young legislator from Iloilo City has emerged as a bold, vibrant, and fresh figure in Philippine politics in these recent years. With his powerful combination of tenacity, intellect, activism, and, most especially, wit, Congressman Raoul Manuel has …

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Does the Youth Still Hold Power In Selecting Next Leaders?

Features, Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

By Ma. Cristina Miranda | The Red ChroniclesPhoto Courtesy | AFP As the midterm elections approach, the role of young voters, who mainly include Millennials and Gen Z, has never been more critical. Historically, voter turnout among the youth has increased, most especially during the last presidential elections, as gleaned from the outpouring of support …

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Alice in Wonderland: A Foreigner’s Illegitimate Transition To Becoming Filipino

Uncategorized / March 24, 2025

By Eva Contessa Almeyda | The Red Chronicles Photo Courtesy | South China Morning Post When Alice Leal Guo was elected as the first female mayor of Bamban, in the May 2022 elections, a small second-class municipality in the province of Tarlac, she was hailed as a pioneer. Two years later, the once-admired public servant …

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A Message from the Adviser

Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

By Atty. Sarah Liliana S. Tronqued | The Red Chronicles Photo by Anne Naig | The Red Chronicles Dear Bedans, This coming midterm elections, what we have entitled here at The Red Chronicles as the “Next-Gen Elections,” underscores both the significance of youth participation in redefining the political landscape of the Philippines and the emergence …

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BEYOND THE BALLOTS

Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

By French Vivienne T. Templonuevo Photo by Sage Lingatong | The Red Chronicles Perhaps, one of the greatest infamies of the country’s political history is the election turnout during the 2022 National Elections. Never-before-seen dispiriting narratives were indelibly inked neath the slumbering subconscious of the citizenry. Indeed, we have witnessed the downward spiralling of electoral …

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EDITORIAL | Break the Wheel, Lose Your Chains

Editorial, Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

Layout by French Templonuevo | The Red Chronicles Last 2022 National Elections, the Filipino nation was confronted with the unsightly horrible face of suffrage. That, its grisly semblance is nothing but a paradox—an illusion of a democratic choice.  In a semi-colonial and semi-feudal state, the political power of the same bureaucrats knows no frontiers. Through …

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Beyond Bars: RAVSLAC’s Outreach Illuminates Hope in Parañaque City Jail

News, Volume 18 / March 26, 2025

By Joanne B. Benitez | The Red ChroniclesPhoto by Marco Angelo Mercado | The Red Chronicles “Maalala ako ng magulang ko,” PDL Room 405.  PARAÑAQUE, PH—In the crowded confines of BJMP Parañaque City Jail, each cell holds 40-50 PDLs—twice its intended capacity of 20-25—a beacon of hope emerged through RAVSLAC’s Year-End Outreach Program conducted on …

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SBCA SOL transitions to Digital Examinations via Examplify

News, Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

By Vhee-Jei M. Bringas | The Red ChroniclesScreenshot by Vhee-Jei M. Bringas | The Red Chronicles On October 18, 2024, the San Beda College Alabang successfully launched Examplify, a software utilized in the bar examinations, to the School of Law students. Previously, the ETS presented Examplify to the SOL Community through Zoom, allowing students to …

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SC announces 3,962 passers of the 2024 #MostValuableLaban Bar Examinations

News, Volume 18 / March 24, 2025

By Monique Santiaguel | The Red ChroniclesPhoto by Marco Angelo Mercado | The Red Chronicles MUNTINLUPA, PH—On December 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) released the list of successful passers of the 2024 #MostValuableLaban Bar Examinations. With a 37.84% passing rate, the court proclaimed 3,962 out of 10,490 takers as new lawyers …

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