Sustainable Programs

Electronic Jeep Shuttle Service

Electric Jeepney (E-Jeep): Better known as Ikot (Turn) La Salle, it is owned and managed by the Parents Organization of La Salle Cavite (POLCA). This joint project aims to generate funds for DLSU-D’s scholarship program. There are 2 units of e-jeep under POLCA’s management.

Pedestrian safety

Pedestrian lanes are marked on campus. Accessibility features are also implemented in compliance with national laws. Ramps and guiding blocks adopt a suitable design for pedestrians with physical disabilities. A 10 kph maximum speed limit has been set for all vehicles plying the campus.

More eco-friendly vehicles

More employees and students have started to opt for eco-friendly vehicles such as electric motorcycles and e-scooters to travel to and within campus.

Roughly 123 zero emission vehicles enter the campus daily, including e-trikes, bikes, e-jeeps and delivery units.

Cycling Campaign

As part of the University's carbon-neutral campaign, the University strongly encourages biking as a sustainable option to get to work and get around the campus. To support this advocacy, the Faculty Association also purchased several bicycles to be rented out to members of the community.

DLSU-D Senior High School (SHS) has included in the curriculum the course BIKING as PE elective for the school year 2023-2024. The program has a potential of 2200 students to be influenced by this environmental advocacy.

Reduced vehicle entry

The guidelines/policies on the issuance of a vehicle sticker are on a FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS and each applicant can apply for two (2) vehicles only, is being understudy to design a transportation program that will hopefully reduce the parking area by limiting the number of vehicles that can enter the University premises and promote more of a sustainable mode of transportation such as bicycles or to have a carless day/s in a week.

There are a total of nine university vehicles, 2,200 motor vehicles, and 350 motorcycles that are allowed entry to the University premises. The number accounts for only 0.162 of the total campus population.

Under the Revised Policy and Procedures on Car Sticker Application (with consideration of Electric Vehicles and type of fuel), motorized vehicles need to be identified and regulated in their entry into university premises. This is done to ensure the safety and security of the community and minimize the carbon footprint in the campus in the implementation of the De La Salle Philippines’ Project Carbon Neutral and adopts the United Nations’ Global Goals such as SDG 3 (Good health and well-being), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) and SDG 13 (Climate action). Parking areas owned and managed by the University are generally allocated by the administration on a systematic basis.

Ecosystem Services Fee

An Ecosystem services fee, which adopts the polluter pays principle is included to all vehicle entry pass sticker application equivalent to 20% of the sticker cost.

Policies on Pollution

As part of the university’s program in lessening air pollution and reducing its carbon footprint, two policies have been formulated: All vehicles parked within the premises and has idling motor engines for more than five minutes should be requested by the security personnel or any person in authority to turn-off their engines. Motorists with registered university stickers who violate will be charged with an offense following the rules on university’s traffic violations.

Pedestrian Safety

The Pedestrian Protection Act of 2013 (House Bill 1752) outlines the rights of pedestrians on public roads. At DLSU-D, the pedestrian lanes are with white and yellow markings to be distinct from the sidewalks. Furthermore, in compliance with the Accessibility Law (BP344), DLSU-D has implemented accessibility features for use of persons with disabilities (PWD). Both laws are already manifested in the De La Salle Philippines Safe Schools Manual.

Ramps and guiding blocks which have suitable design for pedestrian having physical disabilities.