On the eve of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), The LaSallian presents a compilation of the highlights of Aquino’s last five SONAs. 2010 SONA After the first six months of his presidency, Aquino used his first SONA to detail the problems the administration most needed to address. He hoped…
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Time is running out for President Benigno Aquino III. With less than a year left before the May 2016 presidential elections, and in light of Monday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), let us take a look back at some of the promises the President made during and after his campaign. Just how much has…
The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness that infects the respiratory system and is caused by a coronavirus of the same name (MERS-CoV). Its first case was reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Last July 6, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second MERS case in the Philippines, after a 36-year-old foreigner who came from…
Better be ready. Based on a 2004 Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS), it has been over 357 years since the West Valley Fault shifted and shook Metro Manila in 1658. The study posits that the fault line moves every 400 to 600 years — which implies that the city is already due for another earthquake…
“Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo? Buwan ng Pebrero HB 4296 ipasa mo. Bakit nang siningil namin ito, bumbero at tear gas binigay mo sa harap ng Kongreso? Pangulong Aquino, hustisya kailangan namin dito. Kapwa magsasaka umaasa sa tulong mo. Bakit ‘di namin nakamtan at pinagkait sa amin? Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo?” These…
Stories of DLSU students falling victim to different modi operandi within and near campus are not uncommon. Reports of theft, robbery, and violence are passed around in circles as students are warned to be more vigilant and to practice more caution. In such cases, students usually turn to the University Security and Safety Office (SSO) to…
In 2013, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially predicted that Metro Manila’s West Valley Fault was due to cause an estimated 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the near future. With reports about the impending earthquake receiving great attention in social media, analysts and seismologists are warning the public yet again of the danger the…
Around 23 percent of De La Salle University’s (DLSU) students are scholars — the highest rate it has been since the original Full Scholarship Equivalence (FSE) target of 20 percent was actualized two years ago. As previously reported by The LaSallian, before departing his post as President and Chancellor, Br. Ricky Laguda FSC bumped the…
In the search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) in the National Capital Region (NCR), a shortlist composed of 20 finalists, including two Lasallians, was released last April 15. Gregg Louise Tolentino (BSMSECO, ’15) and Samantha Christel Gaerlan (EED-ECED, ’15) were selected from different applicants representing various universities all over the region.…
One La Salle Night of Excellence (OLSNOE), a biennial awarding ceremony hosted by the De La Salle Alumni Association (DLSAA), was held last April 24 at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium to recognize outstanding Lasallian groups and individuals in their respective fields. “Our 2015 awardees are being honored tonight for their dedication, passion and excellence in…