PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III met with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, who promised to help improve education in the country by building 5,000 classrooms next year. “I took advantage of the opportunity that he is here because talking to him is like talking to Prime Minister (Julia) Gillard of Australia. Our meeting is to further […]
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La Salle Centennial Celebrations
It’s time to get into the “Animo La Salle” spirit! The De La Salle Alumni Association of Australia will be holding their “One La Salle Homecoming Celebration” on 29 October 2011 at 7pm at Clarion Hotel on the Park at Parramatta, NSW.
Diabetes tied to higher Parkinson’s disease risk
NEW YORK – People with diabetes may have a slightly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests — though the reasons for the link, researchers say, are far from clear. The study, of nearly 289,000 older US adults, found that those with diabetes at the outset were more likely to be diagnosed […]
Aida Morden, Doctor of Philosophy
Aida Morden, author and an active leader in the Philippine community in Sydney, was conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales on 7th May 2010. Her thesis entitled, “Tenant-Landlord Communicative Interaction: The Influence of Litigation in Public Housing,” researched on the effect of […]
4 RP universities remain among top 200 Asian schools
Four Philippine universities made it again to the Top 200 Asian universities list of consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. (QS) for 2010, even as this is not really a cause for celebration in a country with about 2,000 institutions of higher education. Leading the Philippine schools is the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University, which tied Taiwan’s […]