There will be no more summer terms offered for students, explains Vice Chancellor for Academics Dr. Robert Roleda. This comes as a result of the academic calendar shift, implemented a year ago in line with the 2015 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration. To bridge the gap between the four-month break between the third […]
Every year, hundreds of Lasallians are required to take the National Service Training Program (NSTP) pursuant to Republic Act No. 9163 or the NSTP Act of 2001. Recognizing the youth’s role in nation building, the act mandates that all tertiary level students be required to take NSTP as a requisite for graduation. For Lasallians, two […]
The dress code policy has been one of the most prominent policies of the University. However, it has earned the ire of several students, particularly because of its seemingly inconsistent implementation by security and discipline officers on campus. The dress code policy has been hotly debated during sessions regarding student handbook revisions in the past […]
The first batch of student officials for the DLSU Integrated School Student Council (IS SC) in the Senior High School (SHS) campus in Manila was recently inducted last August 8. Some 40 independent candidates ran for the positions of Campus President, Campus Vice President, Campus Secretary, Campus Treasurer, and Strand Representatives. Integrated Student Councils According […]
Last year, a new ID policy was implemented at the start of the special term, which required all students, teachers, administrators, and staff to wear their DLSU ID cards visibly at all times on campus. The policy was implemented as a measure to improve security within the institution. Initially, however, the policy was met with […]
Last May 15, Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Honorario Guanlao dismissed the case against 12 members of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity involved in the death of Guillo Servando, a sophomore student of De La Salle – College of St. Benilde (CSB). In his resolution, Guanlao stated that the prosecution failed to provide evidence that […]
Representatives of the student sector to the Multi-Sectoral Committee on Student Fees (MSCSF) move to propose a 0-2 percent tuition fee increase (TFI) and 0 percent miscellaneous fee increase, according to University Student Government (USG) Executive Treasurer Zed Laqui during the Convention of Leaders (COLE) held on January 8 at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium. At the […]
Discussions on next year’s tuition fee increase (TFI) have commenced after the Multi-Sectoral Committee on Student Fees (MSCSF) held its first meeting last December 8. The meetings held by the MSCSF are conducted in compliance with Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order No. 3 and 8, Series of 2012, on “Enhanced Policies, Guidelines and […]
Incidents of security personnel stopping students from producing visual materials, specifically shooting videos on campus, and demanding for a permit from the Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM) have grown in number since a help desk announcement detailing the University’s new media request policy was released on September 8 this year. A message from STRATCOM, disseminated through […]
Former University Student Government (USG) Vice President for External Affairs Mae Mae Gonzales held a press conference earlier today to break her silence on the Judiciary’s ruling on the impeachment case against her on grounds of gross negligence of duty. On November 4, the Judiciary had unanimously ruled Gonzales guilty of gross negligence of duty […]