Angelica Avila, a Production Helper of Peerless Products Manufacturing Corporation (PEPMACO), recalled the cries of her co-workers as they demanded their mysterious assailants to stop hitting them. When her co-workers “finally” stopped fighting back, 11 of them ended up wounded. PEPMACO is a local company known for its production of soap and detergent products, such…
Author: Isabela Marie Roque
When the 2018 General Elections concluded last August, the University Student Government (USG) saw a new set of officers take the helm, but at the time was incomplete. After Special Elections (SE) were held, most of what remained vacant were finally filled, along with the entry of freshman student leaders. Six months after their appointment,…
European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen visited DLSU last March 18 to host a talk titled European Union’s Common Foreign Policy at the Philippe Jones Lhuillier Conference Room in Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Dr. Renato De Castro, a professor of the International Studies Department which also hosted the event, welcomed the visiting…
Recognized universally as a form of violence against women (VAW), sexual harassment has affected women across varying countries, socio-economic classes, and cultural backgrounds. In the Philippines, prior legislation such as Republic Act (RA) 7877 or the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 sought to provide victims with avenues to seek justice. However, recent incidents online of…
Seven senatorial candidates debated on pressing national issues last February 23 at the UP Diliman International Center of Public Administration. Senatoriables Gary Alejano, Raffy Alunan, Atty. Neri Colmenares, Chel Diokno, Elmer Francisco, Atty. Florin Hilbay, and Dr. Willie Ong presented their own stances and arguments on political dynasties, press freedom, federalism, and other pressing topics.…
De La Salle University finds itself at the forefront of modern education with the launching of its new Learning Management System (LMS), AnimoSpace, a customized version of the Canvas software developed by the United States-based educational technology company, Instructure. The new system officially went live at the start of the second term of Academic Year…
P350,429.28—this is the cost of sending a child to DLSU for one term, if one were to ask the Student Council (SC) in 1991. Twenty eight years ago, The LaSallian published an article titled Can you still afford to send your kids to La Salle in 2019? which projected the cost of enrollment in the…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) mulled over another delay in the release of their manifesto on the recent sexual harassment issue during their session held last February 11, a week after its unanimous approval and a month after the issue was first published by The LaSallian. The cause of the delay, the representatives claimed, was the…
Six years ago, the Philippines sent a formal Notification and State of Claim to the People’s Republic of China concerning disputed areas in the South China Sea. What followed after that bold move was a series of arbitration proceedings, during which the Philippines emerged victorious after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) deemed China’s “Nine-Dash…
Dedicated to contributing to De La Salle University’s (DLSU) vision-mission of bridging faith and scholarship, the Lasallian Pastoral Office (LSPO) serves as the incarnation of the University’s campus ministry. For decades, the LSPO has been guiding the Lasallian family in faith and spiritual development by promoting the charism of St. John Baptist de La Salle,…