Economics professor and University Fellow Dr. Tereso Tullao Jr. will celebrate his 60th birthday on September 28, 2012, a month ahead of the actual date, with the launch of his 17th book entitled “25 Taon Tungo sa Intelektwalisasyon ng Filipino: 25 Piling Sanaysay sa Ekonomiks”, at the Marilen Gaerlan North conservatory. Tullao explains that his…
The Pearl of Great Price chapel in St. Joseph building will undergo retrofitting anytime after September 10, after the work on the Blessed Sacrament chapel in St. La Salle has finished. The project is an independent project of the Lasallian Pastoral Office, and is not among those listed in the University’s campus renewal plan. Only…
Heaven’s gates are on hiatus. With the tempest turned loose, the rain keeps pouring. The water keeps rising. Thunder keeps booming. By ten in the morning, Liza Hilario is ready to leave. All around her, more keen ears keep constant vigil of radio reports that warn of a high tide – but she and her…
A Daring for Government
Speaking with a group of business majors (in Starbucks, heaven forbid) last week, I asked them about their recently concluded internships, and broached the idea of working for government in their next internship. I received sardonic laughter and sour faces. “Why would you want to work for government?” one of them asked. He said that…
Water under the RH Bill
On the afternoon of August 13, 2012, an actor gone senator delivered a speech that caused many politicians, media practitioners and Filipinos to cry out of pity and sympathy. The senator talked about the abortive side effects of contraceptive pills, which, among other family planning options, would be available to the general public once, if…
Medium of Instruction
On a rainy day last August, I went to NAIA to go back home to my province. As I would always do, I took a cab, where I met Romy, a man in his late 40s, who has been driving his taxi for 12 years. He speaks very good English, and decided to addresses me…
Convenient to Inconvenience
by Kenn Ante Transportation is essential to daily tasks. Every day, transportation plays a big role, and more often than we would like to admit, we are dependent on transportation. Every day, students go to school; people work or take a vacation; or even visit relatives in the province. Let’s face it; we are dependent…
After two days of intense table tennis action, the Green and Lady Paddlers topped the standings, sporting a 7-0 and a 6-0 record, respectively, in the recently concluded first round of the UAAP Season 75 table tennis last September 22 and 23 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Ateneo de Manila University. The Green…
Rant and Rave: ‘Phantom of the Opera’
Rating: 4.0 After being dazzled by plays and musicals like Cinderella, Cats, and Mamma Mia at the famed Cultural Center of the Philippines, another Broadway hit has made its way to Manila: the Phantom of the Opera. The long awaited show did not disappoint, as evidenced by the crowded room and sold out tickets; the crowd included both Filipinos…
Animo Squad settles for fifth
The DLSU Animo Squad finished three notches lower at fifth in this year’s UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City last September 22. The two-time defending champions UP Pep Squad bagged its eighth title in this year’s CDC, followed by the FEU Cheering Squad, a perennial contender for the crown…
