After months of protests, controversies, and hearings, alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles has finally made her appearance in front of the Senate in a hearing last November 7, Thursday. In a span of 6 hours, the 10 senators in attendance had the chance to interrogate the pork barrel ‘queen’, hoping to finally shed…
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A license to practice a certain profession is earned through taking board exams. In the Philippines, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) serves as the agency responsible in the administration, implementation and enforcement of policies on the licensing of various professions. The following are some of the regulated professions under the jurisdiction of the PRC: Accountancy,…
Under the principles of democracy, the decision whether to accept or reject amendments are made through the judgment of the people who express their sides by either voting for or against the matter in what is called plebiscite. In similar fashion, this academic year, the University Student Government (USG) has lined up amendments and…
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DLSU plans to revise academic calendar
The University plans to permanently revise the academic calendar by 2015 in line with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration. It is currently on the proposal stage: a wide consultation is still ongoing, and nothing is final. Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business (RVR-COB) Dean Dr. Ma. Andrea Santiago shares that by…
DLSU’s Committee on National Issues and Concerns (CoNIC) was established by the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) to advocate themes, issues and concerns raised by the various sectors of the University. During the initial implementation of CoNIC, COSCA served as its secretariat and was eventually relocated to the Office of the President, specifically…
The Student Discipline and Formation Office (SDFO) reports the largest number of cheating cases filed against groups this year, with the total number of students filed cheating against exceeding the total of last year’s cases. The SDFO reports that as of this year, three cases with a large number of complainants are currently being processed:…
The Mathematics Program during the November 11 session with AUN representatives at the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall. Four DLSU undergraduate programs, namely the Civil Engineering, International Studies, Mathematics, and Statistics programs, were recently evaluated as the ASEAN University Network (AUN) conducted its 22nd AUN Actual Quality Assessment (AUN-QA) at Programme Level last November 11-13. A…
Ready for another round? Animo.sys may be up for its second run for the third term enrollment of AY 2013-2014. With pre-enrollment for the third term of AY 2013-2014 slated for November 13, the Enrollment Council will be deciding on the enrollment service provider to be used through a ‘stress test’ of the Animo.sys platform…
A student from Angeles University Foundation in Pampanga jumped off the 26th floor of Kassel Condominum along Taft Avenue earlier this afternoon. The 19-year old Physical Therapy student, who was doing his OJT in Manila, stayed on the floor for at least an hour as two of his classmates, building security and the condominum’s management…
The Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (TAPAT), together with other heads of organizations revealed their plans of creating reforms in the Council of Student Organization (CSO) and the Office of Student Leadership Involvement, Formation and Empowerment (SLIFE), especially on the slow approval process of org-related projects under the mentioned offices. “There are other heads of organizations…