Last July 30, DLSU participated in the Metro Manila Shake Drill, a metro-wide earthquake drill conducted simultaneously in different institutions, including schools, churches, businesses and government offices in the Metropolitan Manila area. The drill follows predictions from seismologists that a long overdue 7.2-magnitude earthquake is bound to hit Manila in the near future. Could La…
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Aquino delivers final SONA
President Benigno Aquino III’s sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) was held last July 27 at the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The speech revolved around the different accomplishments of the Aquino administration in terms of human capital development, social protection, transportation, infrastructure, legislation, military, and the fight against corruption. What he has…
On the eve of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), The LaSallian presents a compilation of the highlights of Aquino’s last five SONAs. 2010 SONA After the first six months of his presidency, Aquino used his first SONA to detail the problems the administration most needed to address. He hoped…
Time is running out for President Benigno Aquino III. With less than a year left before the May 2016 presidential elections, and in light of Monday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), let us take a look back at some of the promises the President made during and after his campaign. Just how much has…
The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness that infects the respiratory system and is caused by a coronavirus of the same name (MERS-CoV). Its first case was reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Last July 6, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second MERS case in the Philippines, after a 36-year-old foreigner who came from…
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…
Last May, the account balances of some DLSU students reflected a certain “retention fee” that was supposedly charged for special adjustment services availed during the special term. In an interview with The LaSallian, the Office of the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services (AVPES) responds to the questions raised by students regarding the fee. At…
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…
I’m sure you’ve already heard this one—just last week, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released their Asian University Rankings for this year, and coming as no surprise to those who have been observing these rankings for the past few years, De La Salle University slid down a few notches, now landing in the 181-190 bracket* after being…
“Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo? Buwan ng Pebrero HB 4296 ipasa mo. Bakit nang siningil namin ito, bumbero at tear gas binigay mo sa harap ng Kongreso? Pangulong Aquino, hustisya kailangan namin dito. Kapwa magsasaka umaasa sa tulong mo. Bakit ‘di namin nakamtan at pinagkait sa amin? Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo?” These…