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University

An autopsy of GE 2023, a failed election

The cancellation of the 2023 General Elections sparked intense debates, revealing procedural lapses and miscommunications that led to the controversial decision.

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University

DLSU locally hosted, online systems down after cybersecurity incident

DLSU fell prey to a data security incident that compromised several of its locally hosted applications and online systems.

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University

EXPLAINER: The state of inflation amid and beyond the PH economy reopening

With the constrained supply chains due to local and global pressures along with increased demand from consumers’ revenge spending, this double whammy all the more makes it difficult for the Philippines to achieve stable prices and economic growth at the same time.

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Opinion

BGC is ugly, actually

Upscale districts like Bonifacio Global City are instrumental in the large-scale veiling of marginality and poverty in the Philippines.

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Menagerie

The tempests of ardor

Love takes on many forms; it can be soft and shy to the touch, but much like a tempest, it can be violent and raw. Here, you will find the many faces of love.

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University

Laundry shop blast injures 16 Lasallians, bystanders

A gas leak explosion in a laundry shop near the Enrique M. Razon Sports Complex (ERSC) Monday night, January 31, injured not less than 16 individuals in and around the area, including seven Lasallians and bystanders.  The accident occurred at 360 Wash Laundry at Fidel A. Reyes St. corner Noli St. at around 6:50 pm,…

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Make-Up Elections University

Tapat seizes back USG in 2022 Make-Up Elections

Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) regained control over the University Student Government (USG) after running unopposed by its rival party in the University’s first hybrid election season. The 2022 Make-Up Elections (MUE) finished with Tapat garnering 57 of the 73 elected seats, sweeping the Executive Board (EB) and Laguna campus positions. This was the first…

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Make-Up Elections University

Former Santugon members attempt ‘hasty’ independent bid

A week before the DLSU Commission on Elections (Comelec) released its list of candidates, ruling party Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) announced that they were not fielding candidates “in the interest of the organization’s holistic refocusing, rebuilding, and reevaluation.”  The party’s decision to sit out this year’s make-up elections followed controversies involving their freshmen…

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University

HIGHLIGHTS: Newly-ratified USG budget amended in special LA session

The Legislative Assembly (LA) convened yesterday, November 16, to issue corrections on the University Student Government (USG) operational budget, which was approved just last week. USG Executive Treasurer Caleb Chua was present to explain the errors in the allocations.  Only clerical errors Chua admitted that upon publication of the operational budget, the Commission on Audit…

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Make-Up Elections University

Head On: OSEC Chief of Staff Marco San Juan eyes executive seat

Marco San Juan has served the student body as an appointed officer since 2019, holding multiple executive positions across his batch, his college, and the student government, as well as within his political party, Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista. Seasoned in the University Student Government (USG) Executive Secretary’s office itself as chief of staff, he aims…