The LaSallianMany students confused about their institutional identity may be at a loss when confronted with the question, ‘What is the Lasallian way of doing things?’ An interesting perspective of the Lasallian way is provided by an opinion column written by CLA Dean Dr. July Teehankee for The LaSallian’s anniversary issue last year, where he wrote…
Instagram, Hipstamatic, the use of vinyl records, film cameras, re-makes of hit movies and vintage songs left and right: one of the most downloaded smartphone applications as of the moment is Instagram, an app which lets you apply different vintage looks for your photos, putting a certain nostalgia feel to them like those you would…
Two years ago in the midst of torrential rain not unlike what we’ve been experiencing last month, a man drove into a road in Quezon City which, at the time, was unfortunately submerged in thigh-high floods. His car, the poor thing, found itself floating in the newly formed body of water. Its startled driver was…
Some thoughts on the rally: I had the most insightful conversation with a friend I had not seen in a long time earlier today at the rally. He told me that he’s happy that many students, teachers and administrators came to attend the rally, but he also expressed disappointment that many who attended the rally…
Do you ever feel like jumping in front of the LRT? is not a common question among most social circles, but it certainly should be. At least one Filipino commits suicide everyday, finds a study conducted by the Natasha Goulborn Foundation in 2011. Given our reputation of being the happiest, most optimistic people in the…
By virtue of RA 3827, signed into law in 1931, the Philippines celebrates its National Heroes Day, or Araw ng mga Bayani, every fourth Monday of August. The fourth Monday is celebrated as the approximate anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, when Andres Bonifacio and the Katipunan, fed up with the colonial government and…
Forty years from now, we’ll remember that day. It was the day that united young women in high heels and aging grandmothers in their dusters, the richest of businessmen and the strongest of club bouncers, five-foot-nine high school centers and fifty-year-old former varsity players, and even tricycle drivers and English-speaking Filipino-Americans. It was the day…
College has always kept me wondering with everything it entailed. I started with one goal in mind – to pursue my passion. I began being so sure of this goal, thinking I had that much potential, like I was part of a new generation of minds that will bring great change to the world. It…
Two weeks ago, internet forums and mainstream media were set ablaze with one of Catholic Church leader Pope Francis’ comments on the way to World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” It is amazing to…
Oftentimes, I have heard fellow students throwing harsh and derogatory remarks at the back of the teachers who would not surrender to their immediate desires to make things “easier”. Forgetting that they are within the walls of education while failing to recognize that teachers are humans too, whose nature is subject to mistakes like we…
