text: De La Salle University is a Catholic private university located in Taft Avenue in the district of Malate in Manila , run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools . It is the oldest campus of De La Salle Philippines , a system composed of 17 Lasallian institutions in the Philippines established in 2006 to replace the De La Salle University System .
simplified: De La Salle University is a private Roman Catholic university in Manila , Philippines .