The LaSallianA few months ago, I attended the annual Metro Manila Pride March as part of my job of covering national events for the publication as its Photo Section Editor. I went to the march only in mind to take a couple of impressive photos and adding good shots to my portfolio in mind. The assignment…
With the arrival of the monsoon season naturally comes the anticipation for weather updates, which local governments and various institutions turn to as basis for taking precautionary measures, such as cancelling classes or office work. Coordination and efficiency are thus of paramount importance—especially when it comes to public safety. This was perhaps what lawmakers in…
Business cases are normal in the College of Business. However, there are some case analyses that leave you with a certain type of feeling. It leaves you with a lingering question, or maybe with an impression that you have a mission to fulfill. In my Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance class, we were assigned the…
“What is legal may not always be moral.” Those were the words that kept echoing in my mind while I was heading back home from school. As my parents picked me up, It felt like it would be another ordinary evening for the three of us. My mother would ask how my day was and…
This is not about my love life or lack thereof. Rather, this is the story behind my biggest insecurity: my faith. All my life, I attended Catholic schools. My educational environment was conservative; I went to church every week with my parents, said grace before meals, and thanked the Almighty before going to bed. It…
Imagine finally achieving your wildest dream. You’re in that moment; you hear people’s cheers, their claps, all while they congratulate you. They’re celebrating you and you see their smiles, feel their joy. You’ve attained success. I remember experiencing such when I was able to achieve my dream in college. When I was in my first…
Every year, the focus is on the candidates and their platforms. The LaSallian went around campus asking students for their ideal student representative to give them an avenue to voice their concerns. STEPHEN ARGENTE (IV, AB-CAM) My ideal student representative is someone who listens to the students, listens to their feedback, their complaints, their comments,…
My whole life, I was convinced that it was only I who knew myself completely. All the necessary forms of conviction and affirmation came from my own words, my own thoughts. With this in mind, I expressed myself in ways that I thought were comfortable and most definitely real. However, there was a time when…
Back when most of us were younger, we were taught that marriage was a union between a man and a woman. Today, this notion has been challenged several times already, especially now with the LGBTQ+ community pushing for the legalization of same-sex marriages across the globe. The Netherlands was the first country to allow same-sex…
Recently, the news of mandatory ROTC or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps made rounds on social media. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives on May 20; however, the Senate’s version of the bill is still pending. The controversial bill would make military training under ROTC mandatory for all senior high school students in…
