Better be ready. Based on a 2004 Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS), it has been over 357 years since the West Valley Fault shifted and shook Metro Manila in 1658. The study posits that the fault line moves every 400 to 600 years — which implies that the city is already due for another earthquake…
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DLSU officially sworn in its 23rd President Br. Raymond Suplido FSC, PhD and its 5th Chancellor Dr. Gerardo Janairo in an Investiture ceremony held on June 30 at the Most Blessed Sacrament Chapel in St. La Salle Hall. Members of the Lasallian community participated in a procession prior to the ceremony. Students and faculty members…
In 2013, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially predicted that Metro Manila’s West Valley Fault was due to cause an estimated 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the near future. With reports about the impending earthquake receiving great attention in social media, analysts and seismologists are warning the public yet again of the danger the…
With no time-outs remaining, Jeron Teng ran the length of the court and hit a contested lay-up over the out-stretched arms of a UST defender with 0.8 seconds left on the clock to carry the De La Salle Green Archers to victory, 84-82, against the Growling Tigers in their final elimination match of the FilOil…
“Since all of us love football, we can’t stop playing. We train with different clubs, different teammates, different coaches but just for one goal: to be better,” goalkeeper Raphael De Guzman says. Coming off their most impressive turnout in almost two decades, the DLSU Men’s Football Team is back on the grind early in this…
According to a report by the Malate Police Station, DLSU student Neil Andrei Duguran (III, MEM-MR) fell victim to theft on May 13 as his backpack, which contained most of his personal belongings and school materials, including a laptop, was stolen by two male suspects dressed as students at Tori Box along Fidel Reyes Street,…
In a thrilling overtime finish marred by injuries, the DLSU Green Archers defeated the UP Fighting Maroons, 82-79, in their FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup match-up at the San Juan Arena. The Green Archers found a tough opponent in the Maroons, a team they dominated in previous encounters, after trailing their UAAP rivals for…
With the close of UAAP Season 77 and as the school year slowly winds down, DLSU Lady Paddler Ian Lariba’s year is only getting better. Aside from being included in the Philippines’ roster for the table tennis tournament of the Southeast Asian Games, Lariba was recently cited as the UAAP Athlete of the Year, along with ADMU’s…
After the dismal turnout of this year’s University Student Government (USG) General Elections (GE), the Legislative Assembly (LA) has decided to approve a resolution that calls for another round of elections in a session conducted last March 27. As stated in the resolution, Special Elections will be held to fill the vacant seats in the…
The University Student Government (USG) released the balances of its different units last March 14. Originally carried out in compliance of a Legislative Assembly (LA) resolution which called for the establishment of an Appropriations Fund System (AFS), the alleged untimely posting of the balances has received massive backlash online, calling into question both the…