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COMELEC, political parties gear up for GE

A candidate from the last General Election delivers his Miting de Avance address. This year’s GE campaign period is set to take place sometime in the first weeks of March. Halfway into the third term of this academic year, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as well as the two political parties have busied themselves with…

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Pipe pierces through roof of Velasco walk

At exactly 1:45 in the afternoon, a galvanized iron pipe from the on-going construction site of W.H. Taft Residences pierced through the roof of the Velasco covered walk. “The pipe came from the [construction site of] W.H. Taft Residences, and hit a certain portion of the Velasco [covered walk],” says John Abkilan, the security guard…

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DLSU power consumption rises 8.8% in AY ’12-13

 With new facilities and other fixed electric expenditures, just how much does DLSU spend on its electric bill? De La Salle University’s average monthly electricity consumption from AY 2011-12 to AY2012-13 rose by 8.8 percent, according to data analyzed by the DLSU Campus Sustainability Office, with a 16 percent increase in the average monthly kilowatts…

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University hosts relief efforts to aid Yolanda survivors

With a super typhoon that ravaged half of the country under a state of calamity, De La Salle Philippines stepped in to mobilize relief efforts to aid the most affected, using the University as its base.

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Thought leaders and students converge in Bantay PDAF

  After all is said and done, there is no other solution but to abolish the pork barrel. This was the message of Bantay PDAF, a seminar spearheaded by student organization Poliscy in cooperation with Stratbase Research Institute’s Democracy Watch and the Commission on National Issues and Concerns, held at Henry Sy, Sr. Hall the…

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Tapat, other student-leaders to create reforms in CSO, SLIFE

The Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (TAPAT), together with other heads of organizations revealed their plans of creating reforms in the Council of Student Organization (CSO) and the Office of Student Leadership Involvement, Formation and Empowerment (SLIFE), especially on the slow approval process of org-related projects under the mentioned offices. “There are other heads of organizations…

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Robbed blind: The modus operandi along Taft

Jane*, a psychology major, was eating in a food establishment along Taft. Unaware of her surroundings, a group observed her for a considerable amount of time. As she was eating her lunch, one of the group’s members snuck behind her and discretely snatched her bag. Only seconds too late did she notice her bag is…

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2 civil servants figure in traffic accident

Two female Department of Labor and Employment employees encountered a road accident earlier today along Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila, leaving one of them dead and  the other injured. PNP investigators said that the injured victim had already been rushed to the Philippine General Hospital for treatment. The said employees were on a lunch break…

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Different sectors, organizations to launch a Nat’l Discipline Movement

Representatives from different organizations, institutions and government units convened in a meeting last August 29 at the Coconut Palace, CCP Complex, Pasay City, for a discussion on the launching of a movement for national discipline. “Practically, this closed-door meeting is really to invite people who would like to remember and be part of the advocacy…

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60-40: Breaking down student org project priorities

From the beginning of the school year through to the week before finals, booths are set up along University lobbies and covered walkways to promote the various events of the different organizations, ranging from inter-school congresses to year-end parties to fundraising booths.   Fundraising Student organizations are allowed to hold up to four fund raising…