The LaSallianThe Association of General and Flag Officers Inc. (AGFO), an organization of active and retired generals and flag officers, seeks to bring back the mandatory military training or the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program to all colleges and universities in the country. ROTC is good for our country for it provides students service-orientation and…
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…
Representatives from different organizations, institutions and government units convened in a meeting last August 29 at the Coconut Palace, CCP Complex, Pasay City, for a discussion on the launching of a movement for national discipline. “Practically, this closed-door meeting is really to invite people who would like to remember and be part of the advocacy…
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…
The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a discretionary fund available to members of Congress supposedly appropriated for small-scale community projects that fall outside the scope of the national infrastructure program. The cost of which are spread among all taxpayers. It was previously called the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) until its name change during the…
With the commencement of the 16th Congress, congressmen and senators alike have taken sides on the issue regarding the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). As the Barangay and SK Elections are set this coming October 28, policymakers are once again divided on whether the youth council should be retained or abolished entirely. As a group of youth…
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the 16th Congress regular session in Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City last July 22. Throughout its 1 hour and 42 minute runtime, the SONA boasted economic performance, efforts for better governance, improved services and increased infrastructural projects. Some fiscal policy…
The fate of the Sangguniang Kabataan rests on the decision – and debates – to be conducted by the 16th Congress. With the commencement of the 16th Congress, congressmen and senators alike have taken sides on the issue regarding the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). As the Barangay and SK Elections are set this coming October 28,…
His Excellency Harry K. Thomas, outgoing ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, delivered his last talk for the students of the University July 23 at the 13th floor the Henry Sy Sr. Hall. This talk, entitled “Realizing the complexities of the 21st century: Opportunities and challenges of the Philippines-US Security Relations”, focused…
Several members of the DLSU community today commemorated as one with the country as President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). A live streaming followed by a panel discussion and open forum, through the joint effort of the Office of the Vice President for External Affairs (OVPEA)…
