DLSU found itself once again as the top performing school in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Exam released last May 27, with 84.72 percent of its exam takers making the cut as opposed to the 16.46 percent national passing rate. Aside from this, not one but two DLSU graduates, Josemaria Fontillas (BSA, ‘18) and…
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Last May 20, a Helpdesk Announcement was sent out by the DLSU Security Office informing the community of its recent acquisition of a new x-ray inspection machine. The new device, which is designed to scan the bags of entrants, has since been situated at the North Gate in front of Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Vice…
Amid the fiery election season last May, the DLSU College of Law (COL) received good news: a Lasallian emerged as a topnotcher in the 2018 Bar Exams results that was released in May 3. COL graduate Kathrine Ting (JDCTR, ‘18) landed in eighth place out of 1,800 passers, scoring 84.857 percent. Over 8,000 examinees took…
The entry of the first batch of Senior High School (SHS) graduates as ID 118 undergraduate students marked the beginning of the University’s post-K-12 curriculum, otherwise known as RevEd. This was DLSU’s response to the SHS program, which had delegated several foundational college subjects to Grades 11 and 12. K-12 also saw the introduction of…
Come next term, DLSU may do away with the current University Break (U Break) schedule—and return to the old one. “The decision of the Academics Council, which is endorsed by the President’s Council, is to revert [back] to Friday. This is going to be implemented by Term 1 of next Academic Year (AY),” College of…
Succeeding the atmosphere of the General Elections (GE) Debate, candidates for this year’s GE were given the opportunity to present their platforms and plans of action for the student body in the Miting De Avance held at the Corazon Aquino Democratic Space last July 20. Candidates from political parties Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) and…
DLSU College of Law (COL) Dean Chel Diokno and Kabataan party-list representative Sarah Elago spoke at USAP TAYO: A talk on the youth’s role on democracy and student’s rights and welfare, a talk organized by Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat), last July 12 at the Philippe Jones Lhuillier Conference Room, 14th floor of Henry Sy…
Angelica Avila, a Production Helper of Peerless Products Manufacturing Corporation (PEPMACO), recalled the cries of her co-workers as they demanded their mysterious assailants to stop hitting them. When her co-workers “finally” stopped fighting back, 11 of them ended up wounded. PEPMACO is a local company known for its production of soap and detergent products, such…
Herbel Santiago went to a McDonald’s branch near South Gate after returning to DLSU from an immersion activity. She currently serves as a facilitator for the National Service Training Program. She picked a four-seater middle aisle table, located right in front of a closed-circuit television camera. Upon seating, she placed her bag beside her and…
University Vision-Mission Week (UVMW) 2019, with the theme Siglo: One Heart. One Commitment. One Life., ended with its culminating event, Animusika, last June 21 at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall Grounds. Along with this, other activities were held to commemorate the 300th death anniversary of the school’s founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle. The…