Saturday, January 26, 2008

Philippine Union of Lasallian Student Organizations (PULSO) launched

by Jose Emmanuel Ramos,
DLSP Media Bureau Correspondent

Dasmariñas, Cavite - The Philippine Union of Lasallian Student Organizations (PULSO) was formally launched during the 1st Lasallian Convention of Student Organizations attended by representatives from the Council of Student Organizations (CSO) of five La Salle Schools at the Severino De Las Alas Auditorium at De La Salle University-Dasmariñas on 25 January 2008.

With the theme Lasallian Leadership Excellence Aiming for Development (Lasallian LEAD), the convention was attended by more than 200 students from De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), De La Salle Lipa (DLSL), De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC), De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU-M), and De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D), the host school . RockEd Philippines Founder and Executive Director Gang Badoy gave a talk on Youth Social Responsibility in Nation, which was followed by an open forum.

The event marks the official launching of the Philippine Union of Lasallian Student Organizations (PULSO). “One of my personal dreams when we started De La Salle Philippines was that at some stage, there will be a nationwide association of all student and youth groups”, quipped Br. Armin Luistro FSC, De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) President, during his speech. PULSO, a student-initiated and led organization, envisions itself to be an agent in realizing the Philippine Lasallian Mission of One La Salle.

Br. Armin has expressed his enthusiasm that relying on the initiative of the student leaders themselves, without much prompting, PULSO was born.

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