Three centuries of Spanish colonization reshaped and transfigured the supernatural beliefs of Filipinos: Ancient worships of Bathala and nature were superseded by devotion to the Catholic Church, venerable diwatas and anitos were replaced by the Virgin Mary, and anting-antings and charms were swapped for scapulars and rosaries. However, long before the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards, […]
If you’re passing on Halloween parties or ditching the annual trick-or-treating tradition, try a sleepover. We never outgrow the minute-long terror or sleepless nights that follow a succession of tales about the otherworldly, and all the more if these stories are just lurking around the nearest hallway. Legends and monsters have been passed on for […]
If you were to survey Lasallians about the hardest things they’ve had to overcome in their stay in the University, the answers you’d get would probably range from beating the Metro Manila traffic, to crossing flooded streets, to attempting to climb the infamous great wall. However, if you directed the question to the University’s Accountancy […]
“After 14 years of being a Lasallian, I’m finally here and honestly I’m going to miss it. I don’t know if I’m going to cry later.” — A graduate by the steps Before entering PICC, a mother takes a picture of her kids huddled together. Her daughter fixes Kuya‘s robe for the photograph. […]
“I’ve been listening. Let’s keep the conversation going.” These were the words delivered by Janet Jackson when she announced a new era May of this year. Between the passing of her brother, Michael Jackson, and her recent marriage to Wissam Al Mana, Janet has been under the intense scrutiny, especially because of her recent disappearance […]
As you entered the convention hall, you witnessed a sight like a hall of champions. Black carpets covered the floor. Vibrant hues of lights glimmered through the matted darkness. A big screen stood at one end of the hall, showing scenes of a fallen star destroyer buried in a vast desert, in tune with the […]
Ed Sheeran. Zedd. Walk the Moon. These are just a few of the musical artists who have paid the Philippines a visit in recent months as the country continues to attract both high-profile and lesser known performers to its shores. Our staffers—along with a few guests—give their opinions on which musical acts should drop by […]
Flipping through the pages of Carlo Vergara’s highly-adapted Zsazsa Zsaturnah, or Gerry Aranguilan’s international award-winning Elmer, she looks like a regular comic book fan raving on these local graphic novels—you wouldn’t have guessed that she was also a comic book artist herself. A newcomer in the comic book scene, Rysa Antonio (IV, CAM) is already […]
What is a hipster? How do we even begin to define the hipster? Is it the skinny jeans or the tinted Instagram filter that gives it away? Or is it the coffee shop abode and the weekend hiking plans? In a campus swarming with canvas Herschel backpacks, bleach white Stan Smiths, and comments like, so […]
Behind the thousands of students who have marched down the aisle and accepted their diplomas as successful graduates of the University are students who may not have been so fortunate. Having reached the end of their rope, they were forced to leave the University, as society branded them with a harsher, more traumatizing label—kicked out. […]