After the nation’s bereavement at the loss of a great civil servant in former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, the public had been bombarded by tales of the humble mayor and his revolutionary deeds in Naga. More than a month later, the same could not be said for one of…
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What’s in the Library?
One of the foremost resources that a university would have is a library that is well-stocked with timely editions of books, periodicals, electronic resources, and online databases, among other resources. The University Library’s constant challenge is precisely this: to stay on track in adapting to the changing information environment, and maintain its relevance in University…
No good deed goes unpunished. Tell that to the young man who braved filthy torrents of monsoon flood to help carry stranded people to safe ground and warm, well-lit establishments. After his services, not one of those he assisted offered to give him even a cup of hot coffee to stave away the cold and…
Time to level up. Six colleges are currently preparing for re-accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), with the formal survey visit scheduled on February 2013. These six include the College of Computer Studies (CCS) the College of Education (CED), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the College of Science…
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La Salle prepares for K+12
Give it a few more years. Despite the Department of Education’s (DepEd) formal launching of the K+12 program for schools this year, the formal implementation and recognition of K+12 in the educational structure has yet to materialize. Until the legislative signs the K+12 Bill into law, educational institutions around the country still have time to…
A few weeks ago I found myself chatting with one of our University’s student leaders. That night, I asked her about her recently concluded internship at a leading multinational company. “Grabe, napaka-kapitalista nila!” she shared with a laugh. She recalled the time she swore that she would never work for a multinational company. That accursed,…
As of May 31, the contract of DLSU’s security provider for eight years, Right 8 Security Agency, had expired, transferring the responsibility of campus security to Aglipay Security Inc., as a result of the bidding process held by the Procurement Office. The directive for bidding came from the administration as early as last academic year,…
Kenichiro Yagi had long windswept hair, a lean-jawed face and cold, black eyes. He spoke simply and was straight to the point, even if I understood him only through a translator. Yagi is Japanese, and when I think of Japan, I remember Yagi. Yagi used to run an Internet-based fish market in Ofunato City, a…
Lasallians choose to operate under this democratic context. Political parties field candidates with the end goal of producing student leaders. These student leaders represent the student body by sitting in multi-sectoral, University and national level meetings for them; they also have the task to lead the student body to become ideal Lasallians grounded in social…
by Juan Batalla & Hedda Damasco Come election time, students in DLSU are not afraid to wear their colors. Devout party members from Iisang Tugon Sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) and Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (TAPAT), clad in yellow and orange and, rush through corridors, troop up stairs and patrol the classrooms in the hopes…