With the completion of General Elections (GE) 2019 comes another batch of student leaders ready to lead the University Student Government (USG). As the current batch of officers led by USG President Gabbie Perez concludes their tenure, The LaSallian focuses on the highs and lows of the student government for Academic Year (AY) 2018-2019. Impeachment …
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For almost 10 years, DLSU has not had a topnotcher in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination. That all changed on May 27, when the Professional Regulation Commission announced that the University had not one but two students tied for first place. In a previous interview with The LaSallian, Josemaria Fontillas (BSA, ‘18) and…
It is dangerous to go alone—especially if one wanders the streets just outside the University. In the previous issue of The LaSallian, it was reported that theft cases within the vicinity of the campus have been on the rise, an observation supported by data from the Security Office. Yet this is far from being the…
Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) obtained a majority over the University Student Government (USG) from Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) in General Elections (GE) 2019—the first time in the USG’s 10-year history. The party last dominated the elections in 2008, back when it was still structured as the Student Council. That year, the party…
First convened in 2013, the second rendition of Pagtitipon, entitled Tropical Performances: The Second Performance Studies Philippines Conference, was held at The Verdure, fifth floor of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall last August 5 and 6 to commemorate performing arts as a versatile form of expression and a paramount avenue for cultural preservation in the…
“Never be afraid to speak out for democracy.” This was the message University Chancellor Br. Bernard Oca FSC wanted the Lasallian community to hear as he participated in a rally demanding for the drop of sedition charges against 36 respondents, which include De La Salle Philippines President Br. Armin Luistro FSC and former DLSU College…
Thursdays will never be the same. Earlier this evening, August 1, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno hit the final nail on the coffin for drinking establishments still operating in Sherwood Place. Bar owners, patrons, and staff watched as Manila City Hall personnel blocked entrances and shuttered storefronts. A total of six bars were ordered closed after…
Students, faculty, and administrators of La Salle schools protested the sedition charges leveled against Vice President Leni Robredo and other members of the opposition through a unity statement published by the student organization alliance, One La Salle for Human Rights and Democracy (OLFHRD), last July 21. The statement highlighted the implication of De La Salle…
The lack of an active Judiciary branch and a manifesto on the recent call for reinstating death penalty were just some of the major issues tackled by the Legislative Assembly (LA) during their session last July 26 at the USG Session Hall. Representatives have failed to deliberate on a series of resolutions in the past…
DLSU found itself once again as the top performing school in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Exam released last May 27, with 84.72 percent of its exam takers making the cut as opposed to the 16.46 percent national passing rate. Aside from this, not one but two DLSU graduates, Josemaria Fontillas (BSA, ‘18) and…