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DLSU Sports clubs: Birthplace of unsung heroes

Sports which are not played in the Philippines’ top collegiate association, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines UAAP, are often unseen and taken for granted. For a long time, DLSU has several sports clubs in this category.   And though some may think that these unheard of clubs are weak simply because few people…

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A Daring for Government

Speaking with a group of business majors (in Starbucks, heaven forbid) last week, I asked them about their recently concluded internships, and broached the idea of working for government in their next internship. I received sardonic laughter and sour faces. “Why would you want to work for government?” one of them asked. He said that…

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Water under the RH Bill

On the afternoon of August 13, 2012, an actor gone senator delivered a speech that caused many politicians, media practitioners and Filipinos to cry out of pity and sympathy. The senator talked about the abortive side effects of contraceptive pills, which, among other family planning options, would be available to the general public once, if…

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Medium of Instruction

On a rainy day last August, I went to NAIA to go back home to my province. As I would always do, I took a cab, where I met Romy, a man in his late 40s, who has been driving his taxi for 12 years. He speaks very good English, and decided to addresses me…

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Convenient to Inconvenience

by Kenn Ante Transportation is essential to daily tasks. Every day, transportation plays a big role, and more often than we would like to admit, we are dependent on transportation. Every day, students go to school; people work or take a vacation; or even visit relatives in the province. Let’s face it; we are dependent…

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Statesmen

After the nation’s bereavement at the loss of a great civil servant in former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, the public had been bombarded by tales of the humble mayor and his revolutionary deeds in Naga. More than a month later, the same could not be said for one of…

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Just doing my job

Mass demonstrations, social demonstrations are just some of the few fancy words for the more familiar term – rallies. As a photographer, I pride myself on capturing situations that would make people appreciate the event or that would strike their emotions as if they were there. Appreciation is just one thing, but many photographers do…

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Creepy

No good deed goes unpunished. Tell that to the young man who braved filthy torrents of monsoon flood to help carry stranded people to safe ground and warm, well-lit establishments. After his services, not one of those he assisted offered to give him even a cup of hot coffee to stave away the cold and…

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Bullies never get the last laugh

Whoever said this line must have been crazy, and those who believe in this line are equally as crazy. Why? Bullies have taken over the world or at least the US. From the start of kindergarten bullying statistics in 2010 have shown that one out of seven children have a bully and as the student…

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For a better University

DLSU has many ambitious projects revealed to the public. The public awaits word on the integration of the DLSU main campus and the Science and Technology Complex in Canlubang, The public wants to be kept updated on the developments and details regarding the Centennial Hall. The public wishes to know about the full extent of…