The LaSallianI live in the South, specifically in Las Pinas City. Everyday, I take a bus to and from DLSU, just one bus with a P25 fare and a tricycle ride to our home. The travel time takes 45 minutes to one hour, max. Commuting like this is quite convenient and comfortable for me. Last Tuesday,…
Studying in a university with a student culture like La Salle’s can be overwhelming for the unprepared. So many student groups – all with varying cultures – can get one swallowed up in the thick of an organization’s activities, with new friends to make and people to meet, sometimes more than one can care to…
Last term, just before the academic year reached its conclusion, I overheard a simple argument about which college in DLSU is toughest. It was an interesting topic to argue about even if the clash was rather biased and devoid of reasonable facts. At the end of the squabble, I have to say that my ego…
The 14th annual Global Development Network Conference (GDN) with the theme “Inequality, Social Protection and Inclusive Growth” was held last month at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters in Manila. It was the first time for a Southeast Asian country to host such event. There are many issues surrounding social protection as an aftermath of the…
It’s that time of the year again when the drums begin to beat, and school pride begins to swell in the hearts of the young and old. Alumni begin to mark dates in their calendars and file leaves of absence. Students begin scouring for tickets and stocking up on shirts with their school colors. The…
This term I decided to take a philosophy class that was not in my prescribed flowchart. It was an advanced majors course, and my first day was full of anxious thoughts of how I might not be able cope with the pace and subject mastery of philosophy majors. For two years now I have…
Just recently, right after one of my countless viewings of a certain daytime teleserye, a question popped into my head: What did I just watch? Or, to use a more youthful expression, ‘Daheq did I just see? The teleserye’s story was dragging and useless. I already knew what was going to happen, what was going…
While most Filipinos are busy talking about the 2013 election results, a diplomatic uproar springs between the Philippines and Taiwan because of a shooting incident where a Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead by a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel. It has been reported that the PCG personnel first fired warning shots at the Taiwanese vessel…
As the new school year kicks in, we don’t even want to remember the last time the halls of the concrete jungle we’ve come to know as our University campus has been this packed. It’s always interesting to see the mix of old and new faces struggling to get on their way, as the new…
As a Lasallian, I have often wondered how much students empathize with the University’s saint, the patron of all teachers, St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle. Given that majority of the students do not even major in education, and given the fact that theological studies can no longer be taken at the undergraduate level, very…