After a two-week lull to give way for the General Elections (GE), the Legislative Assembly (LA) resumed session today, March 28, 2014. A total of seven resolutions were presented and discussed with six ultimately being approved, including one on the re-election of the FAST2011 LA Representative and another on the resignation of one of Judiciary’s…
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News of the arrest of a DLSU student allegedly peddling illegal drugs to other students made waves among students this week, and the concern has risen about the immediate action that the administration should take regarding the said student’s arrest. Prabhjot Gill (I, AE-APC) was arrested by officials from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)…
Last February 4, Juan Rabacca, a counsel officer of the Judiciary, sent a complaint letter to the magistrates accusing USG Executive Secretary Ria Atayde of conduct that stand as a ground for impeachment as stated in the existing USG Constitution. The pre-hearing for the case was held today at Y607 to clarify the points in…
Amidst the campaigning of candidates for the General Elections, the remaining members of the Legislative Assembly convened yesterday, March 11, for an emergency LA session to contest the eligibility of a candidate in light of some provisions under the USG Constitution. The said candidate Mark Wong, running as a BLAZE 2014 LA Representative under the…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) conducted another session today, February 28, focusing on three resolutions: one calling for the submission and publicizing of organizational charts, and another calling for the cessation of operations of the Office of the Ombudsman. The final resolution discussed was that calling for revisions to the University Student Government (USG) Constitution. Since…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) convened for its weekly session today, February 21, to reopen the discussion regarding the amendments to the University Student Government (USG) Constitution. Today’s session revolved solely on clarifying the power, duties, and responsibilities of the top three officials of the Executive Board (EB), namely the President, Vice President for Internal Affairs,…
USG activities which incur expenses and generate revenues are now subjected to standard audit practices, given the reinstatement of the Commission on Audit this year. After being brought to life this academic year, the Commission on Audit (COA) has started its audit of University Student Government finances, with five units set to be sanctioned…
At exactly 1:45 in the afternoon, a galvanized iron pipe from the on-going construction site of W.H. Taft Residences pierced through the roof of the Velasco covered walk. “The pipe came from the [construction site of] W.H. Taft Residences, and hit a certain portion of the Velasco [covered walk],” says John Abkilan, the security guard…
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LAs discuss SB 1761, VPs in amendments
The Legislative Assembly (LA) held another session today, February 14, following last week’s session where discussion regarding the proposed amendments to the University Student Government (USG) Constitution was concluded. Today’s session began with Tristan Felipe of BLAZE2016 and Arianna Salazar of EDGE2013 explaining Resolution 2013-47 which focuses on the proposed LA manifesto on Senate Bill…
The top 10 Philippine universities in terms of web impact, presence, openness and excellence, according to the 2014 Webometrics. DLSU stands at 2nd place among Philippine universities in terms of web rankings, according to the Spanish National Research Council’s Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2014, released February 11, GMT +1. It fell short of UP-Diliman…