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Free trade not over—Madrid-based Econ prof

“I don’t think free trade is over; I hope [it] is not over.” This was how Gonzalo Garland, an Economics professor from the IE University in Madrid, Spain, responded to the question posed by the title of his lecture, Is Free Trade Over? Towards a New World Economic Order. Garland, who also serves as the…

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Caught in between: Memorandum of Agreement in OJT

Last December 28, 2017, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) released its Memorandum Order No. 104, otherwise known as the Revised Guidelines for Student Internship Programs in the Philippines (SIPP) for all Programs. The new memorandum serves as a replacement for Memorandum Order No. 23 made in 2009, which provides the initial rules and regulations…

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Out with the old, in with the new: A look into Student Handbook revisions

Around a year after the DLSU Student Handbook (SH) was expected to be released, the updated manual has finally been distributed, with the soft copy published on the DLSU website last May 27. With the SH due for revision every three years, its new volume is set to be in use until 2021, replacing the…

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The first 100 days of ‘Bagong Maynila’

“Parating na ang Bagong Maynila,” announced recently elected Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno on his Facebook page last February 7. (The new Manila draws near.) Known for utilizing a modern approach in using social media platforms, Moreno continues to receive increased attention from different media circles. Together with a re-energized Manila Public Information Office, Moreno…

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Finding sustainable solutions for 2020: Hult Prize launched at DLSU

The Hult Prize at De La Salle University (DLSU) was launched last October 4 at the Roof Deck of Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Students from the University gathered to know more about the upcoming competition aligned with this year’s theme, Bold Businesses for a Better Planet. The Prize challenges students to introduce fresh business ideas…

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DLSP, Comelec mount voters registration initiative for upcoming elections

Since August 1, voters have been flocking to offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and satellite registration areas in preparation for the 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections and the 2022 national elections. Over 61 million voters were registered for the previous midterm elections, but Comelec is anticipating an estimated  2 million new voters…

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Envisioning SDG solutions for 2030 at Rappler’s Social Good Summit 2019

Different sectors of the community took the stage last September 21 to urgently appeal for the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 at Social Good Summit 2019, held at the fifth floor of Henry Sy Sr. Hall and the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium.  Now on its seventh run, this year’s summit featured the theme…

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Emergency powers for COA, DAAM management shift deliberated by Legislative Assembly amid batch government resignations

Last September 20, the Legislative Assembly (LA) convened at the University Student Government (USG) Session Hall to close in on the resignations of two USG officers, rescheduling of LA sessions, and a proposal for the Office of the Executive Secretary (OSEC) to manage the Department of Activity and Approval Monitoring (DAAM) starting Academic Year (AY)…

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Hone life-long learning amid modern tech, Suplido notes in University GA

DLSU President Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC bared plans to “transform education and human formation,” in the University General Assembly held at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium last September 20, with administrators, faculty, and staff in attendance to hear the strategic plans for Academic Year (AY) 2019-2020.  Life-long learning In his address, Suplido acknowledged the effect of…

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Chief Legislator election, resolution on magistrate appointments discussed in LA session

The Legislative Assembly (LA) held its first session for the academic year (AY) last September 12 at the University Student Government (USG) Session Hall at the third floor of Br. Connon Hall. The assembly convened to nominate a Chief Legislator, to elect the majority and minority floor leaders, and to discuss a resolution that would…