The Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) in partnership with the Office of Counseling and Career Services (OCCS) is sending a team to conduct Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Psycho-social Intervention sessions in Tacloban, Leyte from December 17-19, 2013. The team is composed of 11 volunteer professionals trained or experienced in counseling and PFA […]
Since the beginning of this week, the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) has been facilitating a rummage sale of select donations to raise money to pay for freight for the shipment of the remaining relief goods. In the previous month, the relief goods for those affected by typhoon Yolanda were shipped to the […]
The eventual relocation of the College of Law to BGC may be in line with the relocation of the UP College of Law and possibly the Supreme Court to the same area. The University’s College of Law (COL) will be enjoying a campus in Bonifacio Global City after a few years, perhaps aligned with motions […]
A startling chase broke the usual bustle of Taft Avenue around 4:55 pm today, as police officers and DLSU security personnel chased after a young man down the street. The man, who is an unnamed graduate from University of the Philippines (UP), was denied entry at Henry Sy Gate for having an outdated campus pass. According […]
The Legislative Assembly (LA) held its first formal session regarding the proposed 2014 University Student Government (USG) Constitution today, December 6, following the postponement of last week’s session due to the quorum not being met. USG President Migi Moreno opened the session by reiterating the rationale behind the proposed amendments as well as the grounds for […]
In preparation for the coming Legislative Assembly (LA) sessions, University Student Government (USG) President Migi Moreno conducted a short discussion on the rationale behind the proposed amendments to the USG Constitution in the informal LA session held today, November 29, 2013. Moreno presented the grounds for Operation REFOCUS, a program initiated by the Office of […]
After months of protests, controversies, and hearings, alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles has finally made her appearance in front of the Senate in a hearing last November 7, Thursday. In a span of 6 hours, the 10 senators in attendance had the chance to interrogate the pork barrel ‘queen’, hoping to finally shed […]
A license to practice a certain profession is earned through taking board exams. In the Philippines, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) serves as the agency responsible in the administration, implementation and enforcement of policies on the licensing of various professions. The following are some of the regulated professions under the jurisdiction of the PRC: Accountancy, […]
This year’s barangay elections sent the country abuzz as candidates from approximately 42,028 barangays vied for positions in their respective local governments. Within the span of eight hours, around 54 million Filipinos flocked to polling precincts last October 28 in an effort to exercise their right to democratically select local government unit (LGU) representatives. […]
Under the principles of democracy, the decision whether to accept or reject amendments are made through the judgment of the people who express their sides by either voting for or against the matter in what is called plebiscite. In similar fashion, this academic year, the University Student Government (USG) has lined up amendments and […]