Fear is a peculiar thing; it comes in all shapes and sizes. It could be something like a giant menacing humanoid figure with octopus tentacles and dragon-shaped wings straight out of a Lovecraft story, or the 0.0 that pops up in your report card a few days before Christmas day. It could be a product…
Author: John Sarao
Winning has never been easy for the DLSU Green Archers this season in the UAAP. From blowing big leads to earning tough victories, La Salle has grown and matured into the championship contender both the Lasallian community and the rest of the UAAP have envisioned them to be. With their 71-68 victory over a tough…
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Rant and Rave: ‘Sana Dati’
‘If only’ is a rough English translation of ‘sana dati.’ It is also a thought that weighs on our heads on occasion, and at times, it is one of the more poignant questions we can ask: ‘If only I had done this,’ ‘if only this didn’t happen,’ would things be different? That sense of regret,…
Students are probably the world’s luckiest lot. They enjoy privileges from half-price discounts to class suspensions. Most are supported by parental allowances. Lasallians, too, are luckier than some. Being able to choose their preferred class hours is an enviable student right — that is, the right to avoid ungodly 8 AM classes and familiar “terror…
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Yet another case of spoiled pork
How much is Php 10 billion worth? That’s about 10,300 dual major La Salle students on full scholarship, or around 11,000 to 12,000 Engineering and Science scholars. It could also buy 370 million kilograms of rice to feed 3 million Filipinos for one year, build 400 km roads, construct 30,030 fully equipped classrooms… and…
The largest book fair in the Philippines is back at the SMX Convention Center and it’s once again teeming with books, discounts, and people. On its first day, the Menagerie decided to send an advance scout to hunt for books and survey the scene for signs of book burners and E-books (E for electronically-evil). The…
The crowd was dominated by green in the Mall of Asia Arena as the DLSU Green Archers extend their winning streak to six games as they remain as the only undefeated team in the second round of the UAAP with a 57-55 win against the NU Bulldogs. Jeron Teng led the Green-and-White with 21 points…
An approximate 400,000 showed up for the August 26 “#MillionPeopleMarch” against the pork barrel and corruption in government, including La Salle, Ateneo and Juana Change. Coinciding with the revolutionary spirit of National Heroes Day, hundreds of multisectoral groups converged in a peaceful protest against the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) at Luneta Park this…
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Hidden treasures
Last year, I had the privilege of attending an advanced screening of Brillante Mendoza’s Captive, a film about the 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapping in Palawan. The event happened in the hospitality of his home, complete with food and drinks, entirely free of charge. After the film, despite being in the middle of shooting his next…
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What does it mean to be a Filipino?
The concept of national identity is a tricky one. Asking what it means to be Filipino is basically the same as finding what it is that brings 94.85 million people together. Is it the fact that we share the same land? 7,107 islands beg to differ (at least when it’s low tide). Is it sharing…