Paul Xavier Jaehwa C. Bernardo

The week-long exhibit, titled "Honor Thy President," marks the 44th anniversary of Martial Law. It commemorates the stories of Martial Law victims and narrates the events that led to the military rule. (Photo by Basilio H. Sepe)

Sept. 24 2016, 11:29 a.m. - THE TASK Force Detainees of the Philippines mounted an exhibit at the Tan Yan Kee Student Center last Sept. 19 to 23, marking the 44th anniversary of the Martial Law.

LAYUNIN ng tatlong sangay ng pamahalaan na panatilihin ang pantay-pantay na distribusiyon ng kapangyarihan sa estado. “Checks and balances,” ika nga, upang maiwasan ang pang-aabuso ng isang sangay.

Subalit noong mga nakaraang araw, ipinakita ni Pangulong Duterte, mula sa ehekutibong sangay ng gobyerno, ang kawalang-respeto sa lehislatura at hudikatura nang pagsalitaan niya ang Punong Mahistrado na si Maria Lourdes Sereno at siraan si Senadora Leila De Lima. Dahil lamang ito sa pag-uusisa nila sa mga pangyayaring may kinalaman sa kaniyang kontrobersiyal na kampaniya laban sa droga.

CHANGE starts with the youth.

The country has taken the first step against political dynasties in the form of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Act or Republic Act 10742, a law that bans second-degree relatives of government officials from running for posts in the barangay youth council.

Section 10 of the SK Reform Act, which lists down the qualifications of an SK official, states that an SK official “either elective or appointee […] must not be related within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity” to any incumbent national or local government official which includes parents, grandparents, siblings and relations by law or marriage such as spouses and in-laws.

DESPITE strong opposition from UST officials, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is pushing through with the plan to build a flyover along Lacson Avenue.

Alex Bote, DPWH project manager of the Lacson flyover since 2014, said the start of the construction period was moved to late 2016 due to revisions in the design.

The four-lane flyover, aimed at easing traffic woes in the area, was originally designed to start at Alcantara Street and end near Dapitan Street. The endpoint has been extended three blocks further to Aragon Street.

INCUMBENT and former lawmakers dominated the top senatorial picks of Thomasians for the 2016 national elections, a survey conducted by the Varsitarian showed.

Former senator Richard “Dick” Gordon, chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross, emerged as the top contender, with 61 percent of Thomasians saying they would vote for him if the elections were held on the day they were polled. He was followed by former justice secretary Leila de Lima with 57 percent.

Gordon, a former mayor of Olongapo, served as senator from 2004 to 2010. He ran for president in 2010 and senator in 2013, but lost in both elections.

22 January 2016, 12:45 pm - VARIOUS news websites report Vice President Jejomar Binay, the frontrunner in the presidential race according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey, to have obtained a master of laws degree from UST. The Varsitarian did a check, and here’s what we found.