After coming out, is the world outside the closet ever a safe place for you? As the world celebrates Pride Month this June, Task Force Pride (TFP) asks this not only to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Questioning (LGBTIQ) Filipinos, but also to other citizens experiencing inequality every day. TFP, a collective group of advocates…
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The LaSallian’s Summer Series: Playlist
This year’s four months of summer will be different for us Lasallians. For some, it will be the longest vacation they’ll ever have as students, while for others, it’ll be another busy few months, either with the special term or with OJT. Last year, The LaSallian presented a list of tracks to accompany you during…
Nowadays, summer can bring to mind long vacations at the beach, road trips with friends, or maybe even an internship or a summer job. However, there was once a time, not too long ago, where summer simply meant enjoying the break from school, staying at home, and lazing about with the family instead. All too…
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The modern day kutsero
It’s eight in the morning and you’re still on your way to your 7:30 am class. “Why does it have to be so traffic?” you ask yourself, and so do the other people in the cars beside you. The heat is insane. Thank god for the inventor of air conditioning, right? You look at your…
Throughout the ages, collecting has remained a timeless fad. While buttons, stamps, and receipts are the typical collector’s fare, others have been known to collect a variety of oddities. Take, for instance, Graham Barker, who has the world’s largest collection of navel fluff (yes, bellybutton lint!), according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Sergei…
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The LaSallian’s Staff picks
With the start of a new year, our staffers take their pick of some of the best television shows, music, film, videogames, and books that came out in 2014. Josef: True Detective Season 1 Do not watch this show. The eight episodes are not worth it. People shouldn’t be watching shows where the antagonist…
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The conflict in torrents
Raid after raid has been done by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Optical Media Board (OMB) to catch pirates sailing about with goods of Enrique Gil’s new kilig movie, Sheldon and Amy’s most recent awkward quirks, the latest adventures of Bilbo Baggins, or Jessie J’s latest work of pop. Despite all the…
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Terminal expectancy
Terminal: the word used to describe eventual death is the same word used to refer to students in their fourth year and above in De La Salle University. Endearing is the last word that comes to mind. While it seems like the scariest thing about college is whether or not you can get in, the…
Just an LRT ride to Carriedo station, right beside the Santa Cruz Church is a queen called Escolta waiting to be rediscovered for her history and unparalleled beauty.
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The tale of comic book man Budjette Tan
In a part of Taguig City, beside the hustle and bustle of High Street where night-dwellers bask in the company of fellow night-dwellers and the sheer hope of a good time, is a quaint building where a hero quietly watches over the city while sipping from a Batman cup. “Ad man by day, comic book…