“Bakwit: Mga Tinig at Awit ng Pakikibaka ng mga Batang Lumad” was held earlier today at the 5th floor multipurpose room of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Around 30 members of the Lumad community from Manilakbayan presented cultural performances to make their sentiments known about the current situation in Mindanao. The event was organized by the…
Tag: National Situationer
On October 21, Commission on Elections (Comelec) started the process of finalizing the list of eligible candidates for the 2016 national and local elections (NLE). The Philippine Star recently reported that the Comelec law department has already filed motu proprio petitions to declare some 266 hopefuls as nuisance candidates for the presidency, vice presidency, and…
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…
On September 8, a sudden downpour occurred in Metro Manila, affecting the entire metropolitan area in what was a real life nightmare for the millions of commuters and private vehicle owners presumably on their way home that evening. Although the downpour lasted for just a little over an hour, vehicles were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic…
Next year’s election period officially begins on January 10, according to the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)’s recently promulgated Resolution No. 9981. The resolution also prescribes the calendar of activities in connection with the National and Local Elections (NLE), set to be held on May 9, 2016. Campaign period for candidates running for President, Vice…
Aquino delivers final SONA
President Benigno Aquino III’s sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) was held last July 27 at the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The speech revolved around the different accomplishments of the Aquino administration in terms of human capital development, social protection, transportation, infrastructure, legislation, military, and the fight against corruption. What he has…
On the eve of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), The LaSallian presents a compilation of the highlights of Aquino’s last five SONAs. 2010 SONA After the first six months of his presidency, Aquino used his first SONA to detail the problems the administration most needed to address. He hoped…
Time is running out for President Benigno Aquino III. With less than a year left before the May 2016 presidential elections, and in light of Monday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), let us take a look back at some of the promises the President made during and after his campaign. Just how much has…
The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness that infects the respiratory system and is caused by a coronavirus of the same name (MERS-CoV). Its first case was reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Last July 6, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second MERS case in the Philippines, after a 36-year-old foreigner who came from…
“Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo? Buwan ng Pebrero HB 4296 ipasa mo. Bakit nang siningil namin ito, bumbero at tear gas binigay mo sa harap ng Kongreso? Pangulong Aquino, hustisya kailangan namin dito. Kapwa magsasaka umaasa sa tulong mo. Bakit ‘di namin nakamtan at pinagkait sa amin? Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo?” These…