The DLSU Lady Archers captured their second consecutive win at the expense of the ADMU Lady Eagles with a convincing 74-44 rout. The dominating victory gave DLSU the solo third spot in the standings with a 7-3 slate behind league front runners FEU and NU. The win showed the brilliance of Taft Avenue’s cagebelles over…
The Asian Law Students Association (ALSA), together with DLSU College of Law (CoL), sponsored a two-day conference on the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium starting August 28, with the conference involving delegates from 15 countries in Asia. Among the distinguished speakers who participated in the conference include Chief Justice of the Republic of the Philippines Ma. Lourdes Sereno,…
An approximate 400,000 showed up for the August 26 “#MillionPeopleMarch” against the pork barrel and corruption in government, including La Salle, Ateneo and Juana Change. Coinciding with the revolutionary spirit of National Heroes Day, hundreds of multisectoral groups converged in a peaceful protest against the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) at Luneta Park this…
Two DLSU Chemical Engineering teams emerged victorious at the Inter-U 2013, quiz show that was held at the Bulwagang Tandang Sora College of Social Welfare and Community Development in the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus. The event was organized by the UP Chemical Engineering Society as part of their Students’ National Chemical Engineering Conference 2013.…
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UAAP: Lady Archers trounce gritty NU
The DLSU Lady Archers regained their winning rhythm, snapping a three game losing skid by avenging their first round loss to the second place NU Lady Bulldogs with a 77-69 win. The frontcourt tandem of Ara Abaca and Cass Santos starred for the Lady Archers’ cause anew as they won their first game in the…
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Editorial: The cry of Luneta
By virtue of RA 3827, signed into law in 1931, the Philippines celebrates its National Heroes Day, or Araw ng mga Bayani, every fourth Monday of August. The fourth Monday is celebrated as the approximate anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, when Andres Bonifacio and the Katipunan, fed up with the colonial government and…
The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a discretionary fund available to members of Congress supposedly appropriated for small-scale community projects that fall outside the scope of the national infrastructure program. The cost of which are spread among all taxpayers. It was previously called the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) until its name change during the…
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Lasallians mobilize for Sagip Metro 4
Goods to the rescue. Volunteers transport donations from the South Gate to the Yuchengco Lobby, where the repacking and sorting of goods took place. The monsoon rains intensified by tropical depression “Maring” have resulted in 19 deaths, 11 injuries and around thousands of families being displaced from their homes throughout Luzon. The rains have even…
The DLSU Green Archers broke away from the UP Fighting Maroons in the second half and picked up their third consecutive victory with an 85-63 win. The boys from Taft Avenue applied tight pressure defense and made timely shots late in the game as they outscored their opponents by 17 in the deciding quarter and…
As UAAP action resumes on the hardcourt this weekend, the DLSU Green Archers will gun for their third consecutive victory against the UP Fighting Maroons on Saturday, August 24, at 2 pm in the SMART-Araneta Coliseum. Fresh from a successful 75-66 victory in their preceding game versus the number one-seeded team in the league, FEU…