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A plea for an effective grievance procedure

“Every student has the right to go through a standard process in cases where academic evaluation is to be justified.” One of the newest amendments to be ratified, the USG Constitution’s Bill of Rights was revised to uphold a student’s right to due process and proper academic evaluation, a vital provision during grade consultation and academic…

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Opening ceremony baffles CEAP-FAPE conference guests

  In what seems like a standard opening ceremony during the Conference on K to 12 Transition held at the Teresa Yuchengco auditorium by the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE), conference guests were baffled when the Philippine National Anthem was sung in its English…

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DLSU holds orientation for PAASCU

  Following the “mock” accreditation last November 12-13, professors, student and administrators gathered on the fifth floor of the newly blessed Henry Sy. Sr. Hall to discuss the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) processes last January 25.   PAASCU accredits individual programs as well as entire institutions. The last visit of…

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Four questions: Former DLSU SC President and DIWA-Party-list Representative Emmeline Aglipay

Democratic Independent Workers’ Association (DIWA) Party-list Representative and former DLSU Student Council President Emmeline Aglipay was one of seven individuals who received The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for 2012 last January 9, 2013. Aglipay was the only female TOYM awardee for the year. Rep. Aglipay recalls DLSU’s invaluable contribution to her accomplishments and her…

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DLSU blesses Henry Sy Sr. Hall offices

“I hope that these two spaces [Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament (MBS) and the Henry Sy Sr. Hall (HSSH)] will continue to make us more learner centered, to transform society and to make sure that we will love and live the vision.”- DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda FSC.     Henry Sy…

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In Review: Sin Tax Law

Late last year, President Benigno Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10351, otherwise known as the sin tax reform bill. The law increases taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. The law, on average, increases the prices of cigarettes sold by pack from P11.50 to P23.50 and will continue to increase each passing year as per evaluation.…

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DLSU cadet officers awarded in AFP anniversary

President and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Commander in Chief Benigno Aquino III awarded the Cadet and Cadette of the Year awards to two DLSU students during the AFP’s 77th Anniversary held last December 21, 2012 at the AFP General Headquarters, Quezon City.   Cadet Colonel Iceal Estrella, 1st class (IV, AB-PLM), corps commander…

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Graduate studies orientation held

The third Term Institutional Orientation for New Graduate Students for AY 2012-2013 was held last January 5, 2012 at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium (TYA).  The regularly held orientation seminar serves as a primer for new graduate students to orient them to the different rules, regulations, facilities and offices of the University. Among the policies and…

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Seven questions with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Ke Qing

In an email interview with The LaSallian, Ambassador Ma Ke Qing sheds some light into Philippine-China relations. 1. How would you describe Philippine-China relations? China-Philippine relations are characterized by a legacy of a thousandyears of amicable exchanges between our two peoples. Exchanges between Chinese and Filipinos date back to at least the Tang Dynasty (7th…

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[OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR] New Year’s Message

TO : The Academic Community FR : Br. Ricky P. Laguda FSC President and Chancellor RE : New Year’s Message   Happy New Year to everyone! Welcome back to the third term of AY 2012-2013. As we begin the new year, let us look back with gratitude with the way God has been good to…