Angelica Avila, a Production Helper of Peerless Products Manufacturing Corporation (PEPMACO), recalled the cries of her co-workers as they demanded their mysterious assailants to stop hitting them. When her co-workers “finally” stopped fighting back, 11 of them ended up wounded. PEPMACO is a local company known for its production of soap and detergent products, such…
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It was two years ago when I first set my foot forward and marched in the colors of the rainbow—parading for love, screaming for respect. I can remember how humid and scorching that day was; the sunlight was blinding, most people had sweat running down their faces. Yet, everyone still walked street to street with…
University Vision-Mission Week (UVMW) 2019, with the theme Siglo: One Heart. One Commitment. One Life., ended with its culminating event, Animusika, last June 21 at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall Grounds. Along with this, other activities were held to commemorate the 300th death anniversary of the school’s founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle. The…
What was usually a calm, nondescript building burst to life one normal day in May. In Taipei’s Xinyi District Household Registration Office, 526 couples dressed in bright colors lined up to be among the first to marry their partner—their same-sex partner. A historic moment occurred last May 17—Taiwan’s legislators voted to legalize same-sex marriage, becoming…
In an effort to initiate action after the 2019 midterm elections, Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) hosted Game Plan 2022: A post elections debriefing-self-care-planning session at the Yuchengco Hall last Friday, June 7. The event was organized by Tapat, in partnership with youth civic groups and the Center for Social Concern and Action. Representatives from…
A symposium titled Global Service-Learning: Role of HEIs in Cultivating Global Citizenship was organized by the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) last May 27 at A703 of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. The event emphasized the need for higher education institutions to strengthen the service-learning component of their academic programs that can better…
Last May 27, the Legislative Assembly (LA) called its first session for the third term of the Academic Year (AY) in the University Student Government (USG) Session Hall. The session’s agenda revolved around the resignation of FAST2015 Batch President Maxine Pampolina and other matters concerning the governing body. Health-related concerns The first resolution submitted to…
After a week riddled with technical setbacks and cheating allegations, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the winners of the 2019 senatorial race earlier today, May 22. The administration-backed coalition Hugpong ng Pagbabago secured nine of the 12 seats, while Otso Diretso, the opposition slate, failed to gain a foothold in the Magic 12. New…
Last May 17, while vote canvassing for the 2019 midterm elections continued, various labor, youth, and religious groups staged a rally in front of the Philippine International Convention Center where the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was headquartered. The so-called “Black Friday” protest was held over allegations of rigging committed during the recent elections. According to…
Nine candidates from the administration coalition Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP) landed in the top 12 of the midterm polls, the latest partial results from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting showed. Re-electionist Cynthia Villar came in first among the administration-backed bets. The other bets that made it into the list were former presidential assistant…