The recent implementation of Republic Act No. 10351, also known as the sin tax reform bill which increases taxes on alcohol and cigarettes, has started affecting users as well as vendors. In an informal survey conducted by The LaSallian, 10 percent of the population has stopped smoking while 36 percent said that they started to…
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In a pre-dawn crash early this year, the American minesweeper USS Guardian smashed into 1,000 square metres of Tubbataha reef, ravaging one of the last remaining marine biodiversity hotspots in the world on Philippine sovereign territory. Recent estimates of the damage pull up the figure to up to four times that (a). The reef is…
Republic Act (RA) 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, ensures the security of property rights in the country. The law institutionalizes the state’s recognition of the importance of protecting intellectual and industrial property for national development. The mandate, consequently, is not limited to the national level. Even within the University,…
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ITEO examinations encounter delays
As early as 7 am, students have been lining up for the exam conducted by the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office (ITEO) since February 20 on the 4th floor of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall (HSSH). Students were asked to take the exams between 8am and 3pm in two testing rooms. Because of the long…
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Santioque wins CSO Chairperson seat
The Council of Student Organizations (CSO) held the organization’s elections yesterday, February 22 at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall to determine the student organization union’s next chairperson. Inccumbent CSO Vice Chairperson-Internals Julie Anne Santioque won the elections and will consequently succeed outgoing CSO Chairperson Gail Tan. Santioque will assume the post after the turnover…
The formal inauguration of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall (HSSH), the Donor’s Night and the launching of the Corazon Aquino Democratic Space was held last February 13, 2012 at the HSSH grounds. Noted guests who attended the event include President Benigno Aquino III, DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda FSC, the De La Salle…
The battle for Manila begins. The battle for the country’s most densely populated city and its estimated 1.7 million residents has started earlier today. Following the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision the campaign period for those running for senator and party-list groups in the May 13 polls will run from February 12 to May…
“This Constitution shall take effect the school year following the ratification by a majority of fifty percent plus one votes cast by the members of the USG at a plebiscite called for by this purpose and shall supercede all previous constitutions.”- Article XXIX of the USG constitution Following the University’s integration with the new…
Last January 21, 2013, the University recorded its first theft incidence in the third term. Student Joaquin Flores, II CAM, lost his bag, which contained valuable electronic gadgets, at the Yuchengco lobby, during the Lasallian Media Week (LMW). In the aforementioned student’s report to the Security and Safety Office (SSO), Flores said that…
In a letter released on the DLSU Bulletin, University President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda FSC announced the results of the almost two month long search for new administrators that started last December 11, 2012. The bulletin reads, “After a process of consultation, and after ascertaining the best interests of the University, I am…