In a matter of days, festivities in celebration of the University Vision-Mission Week (UVMW) 2019 will officially take place. Headed by Patricia Andulte and Nates Martin, UVMW 2019 is scheduled to be on June 14 to 22. But behind the scenes, the problem of a P364,268.36 net loss from last year’s UVMW has yet to […]
In an effort to initiate action after the 2019 midterm elections, Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) hosted Game Plan 2022: A post elections debriefing-self-care-planning session at the Yuchengco Hall last Friday, June 7. The event was organized by Tapat, in partnership with youth civic groups and the Center for Social Concern and Action. Representatives from […]
A symposium titled Global Service-Learning: Role of HEIs in Cultivating Global Citizenship was organized by the Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) last May 27 at A703 of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. The event emphasized the need for higher education institutions to strengthen the service-learning component of their academic programs that can better […]
Last May 27, the Legislative Assembly (LA) called its first session for the third term of the Academic Year (AY) in the University Student Government (USG) Session Hall. The session’s agenda revolved around the resignation of FAST2015 Batch President Maxine Pampolina and other matters concerning the governing body. Health-related concerns The first resolution submitted to […]
After a week riddled with technical setbacks and cheating allegations, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the winners of the 2019 senatorial race earlier today, May 22. The administration-backed coalition Hugpong ng Pagbabago secured nine of the 12 seats, while Otso Diretso, the opposition slate, failed to gain a foothold in the Magic 12. New […]
Last May 17, while vote canvassing for the 2019 midterm elections continued, various labor, youth, and religious groups staged a rally in front of the Philippine International Convention Center where the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was headquartered. The so-called “Black Friday” protest was held over allegations of rigging committed during the recent elections. According to […]
Last May 16, Villavicencio family patriarch and De La Salle College alumnus Ramon “Chito” Villavicencio was welcomed once again in DLSU as an honored guest. A lifelong Lasallian, the Flying V chairman and his family attended the inauguration of the Villavicencio Court located on the ninth floor of the Enrique Razon Sports Complex. This was […]
Nine candidates from the administration coalition Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HnP) landed in the top 12 of the midterm polls, the latest partial results from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting showed. Re-electionist Cynthia Villar came in first among the administration-backed bets. The other bets that made it into the list were former presidential assistant […]
“Ang tao, ang bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban,” shouted protesters as they marched toward the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros last May 14 in response to the questionable results of the 2019 midterm elections. (The people, the country, are now fighting back.) Joining the protesters were party-lists Anakbayan; Bayan Muna; Gabriela Youth; Kabataan; and National Network […]
Since 2016, the Lasallian Social Enterprise for Economic Development (LSEED) program has become one of DLSU’s major programs in the area of social entrepreneurship. Its second batch of projects were presented last May 10 at room 302 of the Yuchengco Hall, marking the beginning of 28 Lasallians’ venture into social entrepreneurship. Vice President for Lasallian […]