In times of crisis, the poor tend to be impacted the most across the socioeconomic spectrum. Access to food, shelter, and safety—already challenges in pre-pandemic circumstances—grew more difficult in the past two months as quarantine measures were imposed. Government assistance was relayed through the Social Amelioration Program, the first tranche of which was worth P100-billion…
Author: Kim Balasabas
As different areas of the country, including Metro Manila, shifted to the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) last June 1, government priorities came into public question again when the Anti-Terrorism Bill was urgently passed by Congress amid the continuing influx of reported COVID-19 cases. The LaSallian recaps the developments that took place in the past week,…
Vice Chancellor of Academics Dr. Robert Roleda faced the Lasallian community last April 11 in a Facebook Live forum titled #AskAdmin, organized by Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon. Through the online event, Roleda hoped to clear up issues raised by student sectors on the University’s academic guidelines amid the COVID-19 outbreak and enhanced community quarantine…
Following an initial announcement by Malacañang, President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed that the entire Luzon will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from March 17 until April 13. The new regulations aim to restrict the movement of people in the hopes of slowing down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As of press time, there are…
Prompt response in the event of any disaster is critical in saving life and property in the epicenter of a tragedy. The unforeseen eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas earlier in January took local government units by surprise, impeding efforts to aid refugees and evacuees. Amid sluggish official response, a number of organizations swooped in…
Hundreds of citizens converged at EDSA Shrine in the early morning last Tuesday, February 25, to remember the events that unravelled during the 1986 People Power Revolution. The mass demonstrations 34 years ago led to the toppling of former President and late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, giving away to the return of democratic institutions. From EDSA…
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…
Representatives from different organizations met last February 7 at Room L230 of St. La Salle Hall for a panel discussion entitled, A Breakdown on the Proposed Mandatory ROTC Bill and its Effects on the Philippine Youth. Organized by the University Student Government’s Legislative Assembly, the National Union of the Students of the Philippines (NUSP) and…
With November giving way to December, the University commenced its month-long series of Christmas festivities, collectively called Animo Christmas!, with an opening program held last November 29 at the Cory Aquino Democratic Space. Themed Pasko ay Pag-Ibig, the program culminated in the lighting of the DLSU Christmas Tree and a concert to entertain members of…
Continuing on from the spectacle of the Special Elections debate in the morning, party bets from both Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) and Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) again engaged with one another, imparting their platforms and plans of action in the Special Elections (SE) 2019 Miting de Avance held last November 22 at…