Halfway into the academic year, the new set of student leaders elected to lead the University Student Government (USG) have since initiated numerous projects in order to address issues that have arisen and cater to student needs, driven by the platforms they presented in last year’s General Elections. Yet this year is not an ordinary…
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After the creation of the Office of Student Leadership Involvement, Formation and Empowerment (SLIFE) in the year 2006 to replace the Office of Student Activities (OSAc) and Student Development Office (SDO), the Student Activities Manual also replaced the OSAc Manual. The Student Activities Manual contains guidelines and regulations by which all student organizations under SLIFE…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) approved the USG’s budget only last October 4, more than midway into the year, later than its expected approval last September 13 due to a call for a more stringent breakdown of the projects coming from the LA’s minority floor. The call for a breakdown came following the minority floor’s questioning…
The University’s current security services provider, Aglipay Security Inc., will be replaced by Commander Security Services Inc. starting Tuesday, November 1, 2013, as a result of the bidding process held by the Procurement Office during the first term of AY 2013-2014. Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services Josemari Calleja said that the bidding process ended…
In the multisectoral forum held Friday, October 11 at A703, select members of the Lasallian community discussed the different aspects of grievances, from filing a case to appealing one. As defined by Section 6.1 of the Student Handbook, a grievance refers to any controversy between a student as the aggrieved party and a member of…
In light of the University’s vision to be the center for innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in the ASEAN region, Animo Labs, the country’s first in-campus incubator, shall be housed on the 12th floor of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall (HSSH). Animo Labs celebrated its soft launch on September 20, 2013, as organized by DLSU and…
Sold out. TeamComm’s FFF brings in more than a few handfuls to the crowd hit Sana Dati, which screened in La Salle last Friday, September 20. Following last year’s success, Team Communication (TeamComm) proudly brings back the Freedom Film Festival (FFF2). There are more movies in store and more surprises to be revealed for the festival’s second…
The Lasallian community held a send- off last September 18 at the Central Plaza for the Sikat II team as they will be participating as the Philippine’s official entry in the 2013 World Solar Challenge. World Solar Challenge This challenge, which will be held in Darwin, Australia on October 6 to 13, entailed them…
DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda FSC (left) and Nelson Mattos (right), Google Vice President of Product and Engineering for Europe and Emerging Markets. Software and product development giant Google launched its card micropayment system BebaPay in De La Salle University yesterday, September 16, making it the first to gain access to the system in…
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DLSU-ITSO holds ASEAN-wide IP summit
De La Salle University Innovation and Technology Support Office (DLSU-ITSO), with University Legal Counsel and IP lawyer Attorney Christopher E. Cruz and several delegates from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a talk earlier today on the 13th floor of the Henry Sy building regarding the current status, developments and challenges faced by…