The Legislative Assembly (LA) held its first session for the academic year (AY) last September 12 at the University Student Government (USG) Session Hall at the third floor of Br. Connon Hall. The assembly convened to nominate a Chief Legislator, to elect the majority and minority floor leaders, and to discuss a resolution that would…
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Young leaders from Myanmar shared their struggles in fostering youth participation during a forum organized by Alyansang Tapat sa Lasalista (Tapat) dubbed Voices of Myanmar: Challenges to Youth Participation, which was held in room Y408 in the Yuchengco Hall last September 10. The guests represented the youth organization network, National Youth Congress (NYC), which aims…
The 61st Ramon Magsaysay Awards was held last September 9, Monday, in the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines to recognize the exemplary achievements of figures from all over Asia who have selflessly devoted themselves to better their home countries. Board of Trustees Chair Jose Cuisia Jr. branded the Award as…
The University once again kicked off the new academic year with a rousing welcome for its incoming ID 119 students. From August 30 to September 7, this year’s Lasallian Personal Effectiveness Program (LPEP), with the theme Living the Animo, treated students to a dazzling display of activities, educational modules, talks by University officials and student…
The contents of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill was again discussed in a second hearing on September 4, about two weeks since the first hearing last August 22. Senator Risa Hontiveros, Chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, facilitated the discussion among representatives of…
Last August 20, various activist and progressive groups held protests, which they collectively dubbed the National Day of Mourning. Farmers, religious groups, and youth groups mobilized in Mendiola before converging with students from state universities who walked out of their classes, then marched towards the Liwasang Bonifacio near the Manila Post Office. Violence against farmers…
Lasallians undergo the Periodic Health Examination as part of their enrollment requirements every year to check if they are in a healthy condition. Students are subjected to a barrage of tests, which include x-ray and blood pressure checks. But there is one test that sticks out among the others: the mandatory drug test. As the…
Gretchen Diez, a transgender woman, made headlines last week after she was denied the use of a women’s bathroom in Farmer’s Market, Cubao, by a janitress. After the scuffle, Diez was detained, shamed by the police, and later released after the mall’s management dropped charges of unjust vexation against her. Last August 20, Diez was…
Following a long period of vacancy, the University’s Finance and Accounting Office is once again under the leadership of an official Vice President for Finance. A veteran of the finance industry with Lasallian and Atenean roots, Ramon Trajano officially joined the University’s management cadre last July 5 as the department’s new chief. Trajano graduated from…
Built in the 1990s, the Gokongwei Hall is not only associated with the students of the College of Computer Studies (CCS), but it also served as the home of the National Service Training Program and Formations Office (NFO) since 2017. Given its relative age, the building would eventually need repairs, which is why last June…