Heraldo Filipino Vol. 33 Issue 3

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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2019 | PAGE 1

VOLUME 33 ISSUE 3

THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIÑAS JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2019

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#DEFENDPRESSFREEDOM. At the wake of her arrest for a cyber libel case on January 13, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa encouraged media practitioners and civilians to stand for press freedom amidst looming attacks against journalism during the Black Friday protest alongside the National Union of Journalists (NUJP) and Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity (LODI) on February 15 in Quezon City.

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Tuition fee increase proposal under deliberation by Marjorie Alanzalon The proposal for a tuition fee increase for academic year (AY) 2019-2020 is underway as the multi-sectoral committee will conduct a consultation meeting on February 28 regarding the details for the proposed increase, as per Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services (VCFAS) Deodoro Abiog II, CPA. The first multi-sectoral meeting comprising of admin

representatives, college student councils, and the University

Student Council was held on February 13. The basis for

another tuition fee includes the inflation rate in the country, improvement in facilities for student use, and upgrading of equipment for the furtherance of competitiveness in the various programs being offered, as per Abiog, as inflation rate in

the Philippines hit a 10-month low of 4.4% this February. Regarding the allocation for the proposed increase, Abiog stated that the administration will continue to follow CHEd Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 3 series of 2012, wherein

70% of the incremental income will proceed to the salaries and benefits of the employees while the remaining 30% will be used for the added operating expenses of the university. As of press time, the percentage increase and the incremental proceeds are still under See TUITION | page 2

USC holds Con-Con sessions for USG Constitution draft by Patrik Aboy To discuss the entirety of the proposed University Student Government (USG) Constitution with the College Student Councils and various administrators under the Office of Student Services, the University Student Council (USC) held Constitutional Convention sessions discussing the articles of the draft USG Constitution, aiming to change the organizational structure and the various functions of the highest student-governing body. As stipulated in Section 2. a. of Article XII, Amendments and Revision of the Constitution, of the 2013 Amended University Student Council Constitution,

“a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) for the purpose of revising the Constitution. Each member coming from the following offices shall be entitled

to one vote each: University Student Council Executive Board, College Student Council’s Executive Board, University Student Commission

YOUTH LEADERS. Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago addresses the situation of the Dasmariñas youth during a mobilization comprising of Cavite students in front of Parksons City along Aguinaldo Highway on February 15.

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NEWS FEATURE

FEATURES

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LITERARY

SPORTS

Online surveillance

Commitment through time

Panganorin

PRISAA - Provincials

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