With the upcoming General Elections (GE) and the last revision of the Election Code done two years ago, revision for the Election Code came as top priority especailly sincethe initaitive started a few days before the deadline for filling of candidacy. The Commission of Elections (COMELEC) presented several revisions to the Legislative Assembly (LA), which […]
Filipinos headed into 2012 with hope. According to a recent Social Weather Stations survey, 95% of Filipinos looked at the new year with optism. By looking at many of the pressing issues that plagued the country last year, The LaSallian takes a look at developments that the may sustain many hopes this. Crazy Climate […]
This academic year, the University Student Government (USG) has initiated its thrust toward community engagement and social action. The USG has developed an Advocacy Calendar where USG activities would adhere to a specific advocacy each month. The project has been running for the past two terms. Open doors for volunteerism The USG, through its […]
DLSU is esteemed to have the best facilities among the universities in the country. The University goes beyond the CHED requirements in terms of facilities; the university even invests in facilities that other universities do not have.
Ironically, students, complain that the University’s facilities are still lacking.
The top four universities in the Philippines failed to enter the top 300 in the Times Higher Education Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS) for 2011. Though the University of the Philippines (UP) still leads first in the country, its ranking dropped to 332nd from 314th last year, according to the QS survey. This is […]
Last term marked the beginning of the first run of the Rationalized Utilization (RCU) scheme. Designed primarily as a response to the increasing student density in the University, the new scheme should reduce the classroom utilization rate from 92.81 percent to 77.88 percent. However, the program has led to several social costs. Coping with changes […]