The LaSallianDe La Salle University is a co-presenter of the Philippine premiere of “The Kingmaker” on January 29 at the Cultural Center of Philiipines. DLSU students may avail of tickets at a discounted student rate of Php 200. Tickets must be purchased directly at the CCP Box Office and students must show their DLSU ID to…
In the face of mounting national concern over mental health, professionals from the University of the Philippines system and the Department of Health convened last January 21 at the Philippe Jones Lhuillier Conference Room, 14th floor of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall, for the Knowledge Forum on the Philippine Mental Health Law. Signed last June…
The Philippines is the third-largest plastic waste polluter—contributing six percent of the world’s total share of mismanaged plastic waste—only behind Indonesia and China’s 10 and 28 percent, respectively. These are alarming figures, as plastic materials are unsustainable from their creation to their disposal. Marine animals can mistake plastic wastes for food, such as in the…
Over 600 children and 1,000 volunteers participated in this year’s For the Kids (FTK) program held last January 19 at the Cory Aquino Democratic Space. Spearheaded by the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA), children with special needs aged five to 12 years old from various Special Education centers in Metro Manila were partnered…
Teaching can be both a challenge and a reward, as handling children can sometimes relieve or induce stress. Children with special needs, however, require a different approach; unlike their peers, these children may have conditions that inhibit their ability to learn or require a different kind of learning altogether. In these cases, some parents opt…
Confidence was never really my strong suit. In seventh grade, the final year before everyone would transition to high school, I transferred to a new school. With the move, I knew no one. On my first day, I kept to myself while pre-established cliques and friend groups flashed by me. During this time, one of…
Onscreen, scenes often depict fragments of stories of people from all walks of life, sometimes providing a preview of realities normally unseen. Cinema serves as a platform through which people can express themselves and tell their stories—by capturing the essence of human life and narrating it in ways not only meant to entertain but also…
It is easy to take for granted the vision most of us have. However, there is a significant chunk of the population that must navigate life without their sense of sight, and much more are visually impaired in some form or the other. Blindness is a condition that comes in different forms. There is absolute…
Every year, approximately a third of the world’s food is lost or thrown away, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. In the Philippines, efforts to reduce food waste have been initiated but not all have been successful. Although Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,…
On December 19, Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes served the long-awaited verdict on the Maguindanao Massacre case, 10 years after it took place. Regarded as one of the worst election-related violence in the country and the deadliest single attack on journalists in history, the Quezon City Regional Trial court found brothers Zaldy Ampatuan, Sajid Ampatuan, and…
