The first steps taken during the immediate aftermath of a calamity are crucial to the recovery of an affected area. Whether the damage was caused by natural or man-made forces, responders need to think fast to ensure the immediate survival of the people affected and to lay the groundwork for long-term rehabilitation. Accomplishing this may…
Category: University
Last February 15, representatives from various University student groups and administration offices celebrated mass and gathered for a candle-lighting ceremony at the Pearl of Great Price Chapel and at the facade hall of St. La Salle Hall, respectively to uphold human rights and defend democracy. The vigil, which was organized by the Center of Social…
De La Salle University finds itself at the forefront of modern education with the launching of its new Learning Management System (LMS), AnimoSpace, a customized version of the Canvas software developed by the United States-based educational technology company, Instructure. The new system officially went live at the start of the second term of Academic Year…
De La Salle University has made it its mission to extend financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students. Through the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, student aid programs are provided to make quality education affordable, especially to students who would not have otherwise considered enrolling in the University. Among the many opportunities provided by the…
P350,429.28—this is the cost of sending a child to DLSU for one term, if one were to ask the Student Council (SC) in 1991. Twenty eight years ago, The LaSallian published an article titled Can you still afford to send your kids to La Salle in 2019? which projected the cost of enrollment in the…
On December 20 of last year, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 11166 or the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act into law, effectively repealing RA 8504 or the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998. Under the new law, the government will implement a multi-sectoral approach in addressing the spread of the…
“Changes of schedule, we understand, will always be difficult because we get used to certain things, but we will adjust. Things are not permanent.” This was but one of many assurances former DLSU Chancellor Dr. Robert Roleda shared in late 2017 after news broke that the controversial University Break (U Break) was approved by the…
“No amount of legal cases, black propaganda, and lies can silence Filipino journalists who continue to hold the line.” This was a statement quoted from Maria Ressa, Chief Executive Officer of Rappler, who was arrested late afternoon on February 13 by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) due to her alleged connection to a cyber…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) mulled over another delay in the release of their manifesto on the recent sexual harassment issue during their session held last February 11, a week after its unanimous approval and a month after the issue was first published by The LaSallian. The cause of the delay, the representatives claimed, was the…
After facing a panel of journalists in the first round of Debate 2019: GMA Network’s Senatorial Face-Off last February 9, the 21 aspiring senators were then paired off for short debates on 10 pressing national issues. Each candidate was given 45 seconds to explain why they were in favor or against the assigned topic, and…