Winners reaped awards at the Lasallian Excellence Awards (LEA) held last April 4, 2013, at Prism Plaza, Pasay City. LEA as an event served as a venue for a multitude of recognition and turnover activities, namely the Student Search for Outstanding Teachers (SSOT), the finalists for the The Outstanding Coed – The Outstanding Young…
Author: Juan Batalla
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The Great Week
Perhaps you are now safely tucked away in the province, with the tale of Christ’s Passion blaring away in chant form from one of the bahay na bato situated near the poblacion. Droves of people are milling about the plaza from one basilica to the next in celebration of what is called a visita iglesia,…
Back in 2003, Student Council President Saint Anthony Tiu drafted a then revolutionary idea: a University Student Government, with three functional branches patterned after the Philippine government. In an interview with The LaSallian, Saint shares his original vision, and sets it against the backdrop of the USG today. *** The vision of the USG back…
When students need someone to fight for their rights, one USG Executive Board office should, according to the USG Constitution, take the lead. This office handles all student concerns within the University; this office is none other than the Office of the Vice President for Internal Affairs (OVPIA). The office’s involvement is evident in…
Setting a direction is a difficult aspect of the presidency. As the USG’s Chief Executive Officer, the president sets the vision and the general direction upon which the other units will direct their programs and activities. When Lorenz de Castro was President of the USG two years ago, his main vision was a student-centered…
On May 13, 2013, voters will flock polling stations nationwide to cast their ballots for the Philippine 2013 mid-year elections. According to the Philippine News Agency, 18,022 national and local positions will be up for election, including those in the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the local governments of each region, province, city, and…
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Just business
This month, DLSU bade farewell to our University canteen for 35 years, Zaide Food Corp. Whether it was for economic reason or otherwise, the circumstances surrounding the canteen’s departure from service deserve a second look from the University community that it has been a part of for so long. A quick survey would reveal the…
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Zaide pulls out of DLSU
After 35 years of service, DLSU’s Zaide canteen will officially close its counter operations today, March 7, with its last official day of operations on March 9. A total of 22 employees will be dispersed, and will resume their work in other La Salle schools. According to unofficial statements, the canteen chose to…
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The real world
During the onset of University Mission Week, one of my management professors and I were discussing whether our University’s graduates, who are formed to integrate the Lasallian principles of faith, service, and communion in their work, mix ethics well into the world they are supposed to improve after graduation. My professor was telling me about…
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Lost in traslacíon
Blood, moans, sweat, and garbage: these assault the senses during the primeval spectacle that happens every January 9, when maroon-clad Catholic devotees flock in droves to the image of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, or Jesus the Black Nazarene, and participate in the procession from the Quirino Grandstand all the way to the image’s home, the…