September 28, 2013 Saturday, the Aquino administration announced that the nineteen-day Zamboanga crisis has already ended. They confirmed that the aim of the government to bring the hostages into safety and protect civilians from being harmed has already been achieved. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 167 MNLF rebels, 23…
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Bounce back
If DLSU will introduce a course on FAIL101 in the near future, I will volunteer to teach the class and share learning key points from past mistakes and previous decisions in life. Perhaps my failures mirror the ongoing experiences of my fellow Lasallians: Having three 0.0’s in my transcript, producing half baked projects, and spreading…
The road to the championship may have been a tough one for the DLSU Green Archers, yet their entire season has been a testament to the growth of the squad, with their title-clinching victory proving that it was worth all the blood, sweat, and tears. Juno Sauler was named the team’s new head coach with…
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Hail to thee our Alma Mater!
The Lasallian cheers are more than just catchy tunes to boost the Green-and-White in their endeavors. These cheers have a history that spans decades and have been passed down from generation to generation. With that in mind, it is important to pay tribute to these pieces of history that have embodied the Animo in every…
After a total of 56 games played, 14 for each of the eight member schools, the UAAP Season 76 Men’s Basketball tournament elimination round comes to an end. The NU Bulldogs, DLSU Green Archers and the FEU Tamaraws sport identical records at the top of the league, but NU takes the top seed due to a…
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Editorial: Barking mad
Janet Lim-Napoles, JLN Corporation, seven affiliate senators and 23 congressmen, 10 billion pesos – anyone in sync with current affairs would be familiar with these associations to the pork barrel or Priority Development Assistance Fund, which the press had resurrected as early as July this year, following whistleblower Benhur Luy’s unraveling of an elaborate NGO’s…
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Editorial: The cry of Luneta
By virtue of RA 3827, signed into law in 1931, the Philippines celebrates its National Heroes Day, or Araw ng mga Bayani, every fourth Monday of August. The fourth Monday is celebrated as the approximate anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, when Andres Bonifacio and the Katipunan, fed up with the colonial government and…
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Editorial: Priorities
Last week, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago once again proposed the abolition of the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), just as debates on the pork barrel escalated following yet another public scandal on the alleged misuse of P10 billion worth of PDAF appropriations spread over a decade. The heart of the argument finds itself in the…
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Editorial: For the least
Asked about the State of the Nation Address to happen this afternoon, DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda hopes that President Aquino identify not only the areas for which the government has met its targets based on their plan last year, but also address areas for improvement that will help the country in terms…
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Editorial: Returns
A unit in DLSU costs Php 2,387. For 18 units’ worth of classes, the standard load of a DLSU student costs Php 42,966. Three years of this kind of eighteen units with miscellaneous fees amounts to more than half a million pesos. For these hefty sums, parents would expect returns from the investment in a…