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DLSU bares admission scheme, logistical concerns for Senior High School

A few weeks after plans for the DLSU Senior High School were formalized, an orientation program for prospective students and their parents was conducted yesterday, December 5, at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium. During the event, DLSU Vice Chancellor for Academics Dr. Robert Roleda and DLSU Integrated School (IS) Principal Rafael Reloza discussed the different aspects of the Senior…

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On shooting media projects: Gaining a clearer perspective of STRATCOM’s policy

Incidents of security personnel stopping students from producing visual materials, specifically shooting videos on campus, and demanding for a permit from the Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM) have grown in number since a help desk announcement detailing the University’s new media request policy was released on September 8 this year. A message from STRATCOM, disseminated through…

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SDFO organizes learning session from DDB

In line with the Drug Prevention and Control Week (DAPC), the University Student Discipline Formation Office (SDFO) organized lectures which featured officials from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and DLSU’s Office of Counseling and Career Services (OCCS) at the Tereso Lara Seminar Room on November 13.   Drugs and the law Information Officer from Preventive…

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Bantay Boto 2015 launched, multi-sectoral forum held to address 2016 elections

Bantay Boto 2015, an initiative organized to clamor for a more transparent and honest elections, was launched last November 13 at the 5th Floor Multipurpose Hall, Henry Sy Sr. Building. The project was conceptualized by Ley La Salle and the DLSU Political Science Society, in partnership with Boto Lasalyano, Sulong Pilipino (BLSP) and Democracy Watch…

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DLSU students voice out preferences for 2016 NLE

The coming of the 2016 National and Local Elections (NLE) brings various questions into mind, such as who the Filipinos should vote for, and why they should vote for them. Among the voters, the youth have an important role of electing into office who they think are the most credible and who they think can…

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DLSU hosts Source Code Review for 2016 nat’l elections

Last September 8, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista announced that DLSU agreed to host the Source Code Review (SCR) for the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines to be used for the 2016 National and Local Elections (NLE). According to Coordinator for Special Projects Ricardo Flores of the Office of the Vice Chancellor…

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Candidates present platforms in Special Elections MDA

Candidates vying for a position in the University Student Government (USG) presented their platforms during the Miting de Avance (MDA) held last October 16 at the Amphitheater. After a distastrous turnout in the last General Elections (GE) held earlier this year, candidates from political parties Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) and Santugon sa Tawag ng…

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DLSU hosts Task Force 2016 general assembly in preparation for 2016 nat’l elections

DLSU hosted the Task Force (TF) 2016 General Assembly last September 30 at the European Documentations Centre at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall. The meeting was attended by the University’s representatives from the Center for Social Concern and Action (DLSU-COSCA) and Boto Lasalyano, Sulong Pilipino (BLSP), as well as other delegates from other TF 2016…

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How a failed GE changed campus politics: Preparations underway for the Special Elections

Majority of the seats in the University Student Government (USG) remain unoccupied following the failure of the General Elections (GE) held in March earlier this year, where only 35.9 percent of the University’s undergraduate population exercised their right to vote. In April, the USG Legislative Assembly (LA) approved guidelines for the Special Elections, which, at…

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The other side of the fence: DLSU INC students react to recent rally

From August 27 to 31, thousands of members of the religious sect Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) flocked to the streets of Metro Manila and staged protests along Padre Faura Street, where the Department of Justice (DOJ) is located, and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), known to many as an icon of democracy. The INC…