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Paraiso

  Cities are overcrowded. Vehicles pile up on narrow streets and squelch thick black smoke into the air. Close proximities limit personal space and hygiene, and allow viruses to fester. With so little space to settle, people resort to living in places unfit for residency, tainting rivers dark, and littering our streets with poverty. These…

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What happened to Philippine Football since its revival?

I remember spending a Saturday night back home in 2010, relaxing from all of the hustle and bustle of life by kicking back in the living room of my house and just watching TV. As I flipped through the channels, something on Balls Channel (which has since been dissolved) immediately caught my eye: highlights of…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers sweep AdU to extend win streak to six

The DLSU Lady Spikers bucked a slow start to sweep the AdU Lady Falcons, 25-13, 25-14, 25-16, earlier today in the UAAP Season 79 Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena. With the win, DLSU moves up to first place in the team standings at 11-2. Libero Dawn Macandili was named the Player…

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UAAP: Green Spikers bow to ADMU in straight sets, drop out of Final Four race

The DLSU Green Spikers fell out of the Final Four race after being defeated by the ADMU Blue Eagles in a straight-set match, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21, earlier at the Mall of Asia Arena. With the loss, La Salle now holds a 4-9 win-loss standing. Marck Espejo led all scorers as he put in 15 points…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers aim for six wins in a row versus AdU

With two games left in their schedule, the DLSU Lady Spikers continue to ramp up their preparations for the crucial stages of their title defense. Tomorrow, the Lady Spikers will look to extend their perfect second-round run against the winless AdU Soaring Falcons. Having already secured the twice-to-beat advantage with a victory in their last…

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Every Girl Can: Traversing the terrains of Filipina feminism

The definition of feminism varies from context to context–what is empowering for one woman may not be for another–that the way then to make sense of feminism as a movement is to accept that, at its periphery, it changes form and shape depending on the type of women that we are magnifying. In the Philippines,…

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UAAP: DLSU Men’s Football gets back to winning ways, trounces NU, 1-0

The DLSU Men’s Football team prevailed over the NU Bulldogs to remain undefeated in the second round of the UAAP Season 79 Men’s Football Tournament yesterday at the Moro Lorenzo field in Ateneo. Nace Gonzales provided the winning goal for the Lasallians with a spectacular finish coming from a cross from Marcus Garcia during the…

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UAAP: Growling Tigers outlast Green Spikers in five sets

The DLSU Green Spikers bowed to the UST Growling Tigers in a five-set thriller, 28-30, 25-23, 25-20, 16-25, 15-11. As a result, La Salle now holds a 4-8 win-loss card. Leading UST in scoring was Manuel Medina with 15 points on 13 attacks and two aces. Jerico Jose, Jayvee Sumagaysay, and team captain Arnold Bautista…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers sweep UST, book twice-to-beat advantage

The DLSU Lady Spikers booked their fifth consecutive victory after defeating the UST Golden Tigresses in straight sets, 25-23, 25-22, 25-21. Desiree Cheng led the way for the Lasallians and was named player of the game with 13 points on nine attacks and three service aces. Despite leaving the match in the early stages of…

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UAAP: Lady Woodpushers forge tie for first, Green Woodpushers remain in fifth

DLSU’s teams finished with contrasting results in the 11th and 12th rounds of the UAAP Season 79 Chess Tournament, which was held in the Quadricentennial Pavilion in the UST and the Henry Sy Sr. Hall in DLSU last March 25 and 26, respectively. With the FEU Lady Tamaraws looking to break away, the Lady Woodpushers…