The Department of Finance (DOF), in collaboration with the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), hosted the first online installment of Sulong Pilipinas: Youth Partners for Progress last May 14. In the annual consultative conference, youth participants were tasked with formulating effective policy recommendations that focus on addressing the impact of COVID-19 on the country. During…
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A critic amid crisis
I have been and still am a critic during this crisis. Now, before anyone accuses me of deviance, dares question my contribution to society, or demands my “cooperation”, they must first understand that amid our country’s current troubles, to speak up is not only the practice of a right but also the fulfillment of a…
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), during a press conference last March 18, released new guidelines for the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) on the entirety of Luzon in response to the growing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The issuance was made on the first day of the…
The Legislative Assembly (LA), in its session last February 28, considered a measure that seeks to make the information dissemination of University Student Government (USG) units “more effective and efficient.” BLAZE2021 Batch Representative Robin Lim, one of the proponents of the legislation, explained that the proposed policy will mandate all Facebook pages of college governments…
President Rodrigo Duterte declared the drug war a failure nine months before Vice President Leni Robredo presented her findings as the former co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), articulating her opinion on the drug war’s many shortcomings. Although the elimination of illegal drugs within three to six months was a key rhetoric…
At the start of Academic Year (AY) 2018-2019, students from the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) saw the addition of 12 new units to their flowcharts following the insertion of minor courses in the new curriculum, previously dubbed RevEd. To promote interdisciplinary learning, the minors program currently requires ID 118 and 119 students from CLA…
It took more than 20 years for Liana Romulo—granddaughter of late Filipino diplomat Carlos P. Romulo—to collect memorabilia of her grandfather. After three more years spent planning and collaborating with DLSU, she and the Carlos P. Romulo Foundation inaugurated the Romulo Room in the Learning Commons on the 10th Floor of the Henry Sy Sr.…
Without a complete set of officers, both the Judiciary and the Commission on Audit (COA) of the University Student Government (USG) saw hindrances to their operations last academic year (AY). Despite a lack of magistrates, the Judiciary was still able to operate. However, its inability to reach a quorum incapacitated the judicial body, according to…
A revised University Student Government (USG) Constitution is set to take effect starting next academic year (AY)—assuming that it is ratified by a majority of students in an upcoming plebiscite set to take place during the third term of the current AY. With the current charter already 10 years old—it was first ratified in 2009—efforts…
Last November 22, representatives from political parties of Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) and Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) went head-to-head in Harapan 2019: Special Elections (SE) Debate, organized by the DLSU Commission on Elections. The event featured two rounds of debate, one between Legislative Assembly (LA) representatives and the other between batch presidents.…