On December 7, the UK-based Disasters Emergency Committee reported evidence suggesting that not all the £60 million of aid given by as many as 14 UK charity institutions reaches the intended beneficiaries in the typhoon-stricken regions. Reports also released on local mainstream media speak of foreign aid being left wasted by the roadsides or hoarded…
To the Editor: Embracing dissent is a necessary part of change, regardless of whether we seek or resist it. As a member of the Legislative Assembly, it has always been a personal sentiment of mine that it is incorrect to merely look at anything from its face value–be it a proposed resolution or otherwise. Criticism…
After an 11 month hiatus from boxing, Manny Pacquiao climbed back into the ring to face Brandon Rios in Macau. Reeling off two straight losses – a controversial split decision to Timothy Bradley and a sixth round knockout against Juan Manuel Marquez – many believed that the man known as Pac-Man was better off retiring…
Over the span of almost two weeks, a supertyphoon transformed a nation – for better and for worse. Typhoon Yolanda’s 300 kph winds (The Economist compares this speed to the revving of jumbo jet engines) slammed into the Central Philippines last November 8. The worst hit provinces of Leyte and Eastern Samar – peopled by…
Greetings in St. La Salle! Allow me to begin by sharing a promise I made upon knowing the results of the last General Elections 2013: “I will be firm with what I planned to share with the student body while respecting the platform and vision that won – our University Student Government (USG) President…
When a catastrophe strikes, dire action is taken to quickly resolve it. In times where help seems scarce and resources are not too abundant, it comes down to desperate means in order to survive. Reports of looting, gunshots and even rape cases have been passed around since the passing of super-typhoon “Yolanda” through the Visayan…
By: Patrick Ong In a few months time, some of us will travel the world in search of new adventures, climb a mountain or even move to a different country. In a few months time, some of us will take a more mature dip into the world of higher education possibly after months of throwback…
10 years ago I graduated from DLSU. 10 years ago I would never imagine that I would be doing what I am doing today. Yes, it has been a decade since and there were a lot of life lessons learned, expectations that were not met, disappointments, and of course successes too. 10 years ago, I…
I have always wanted to be an editor. Call it the audacity of hope but back when I was in butterfly barrettes and a starts-out-crisp but ends-up-rumpled white button down and navy blue pleated skirt, I was already bounding along the halls of my elementary school in Tondo, Manila, clutching a binder of manuscripts that…
Midway into the year, and the USG under President Migi Moreno and the rest of the Executive Board has been coping with the structures that they have been left with from the previous administrations. Saint Anthony Tiu’s vision of a USG that served primarily as a policymaker rather than project implementer is a challenge taken…