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 […]
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 […]
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 […]