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21

Oct

By The Flame News

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UST labor coalition seeks dialogue with rector on faculty members affected by health permit policy

A COALITION of UST labor groups is seeking a dialogue with the University rector to discuss the status of faculty members who were barred from teaching in the first term because of their failure to comply with the much-criticized Manila health permit requirement. In a letter to Fr. Richard Ang,…

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21

Oct

By Rachelle Anne Mirasol

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No-holds-barred: UST journalism instructor and Pulitzer Prize winner tackles career, media corruption in memoir

A UST Journalism instructor and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter has launched what he described as a "no-holds-barred" memoir that detailed key episodes in his 40-year career as well as some unsavory practices in the media. Manuel Mogato’s 19-chapter memoir titled “It’s Me Bok! Journeys in Journalism” was released on Oct. 19 at the Cignal TV…

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19

Oct

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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Thomasian canon law expert named Catarman bishop

A UST Canon Law graduate has been appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of the Diocese of Catarman in Northern Samar, the Vatican announced on Friday, Oct. 18.   Bishop Nolly Buco, who finished his doctorate in canon law in the University in 2004, will succeed Bishop Emmanuel Trance,  who has retired…

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18

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng

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USTET 2025 draws more than 48,000 applicants

THE NUMBER of applicants for the UST Entrance Test (USTET) this year nears the total number of examinees in the previous year two days before the exam, but it may still increase before the end of the application period. Around 48,000 aspiring Thomasians applied to take the USTET for academic…

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17

Oct

By Trisha Tamio

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UST Journalism chair backs student facing online backlash over BINI article

THE HEAD of the UST Journalism department has come to the defense of a fourth-year Journalism student who drew flak online over a supposedly biased article about a Filipino girl group. In a Facebook post, UST Department of Journalism chair Asst. Prof. Felipe Salvosa II expressed support for Journalism senior…

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16

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST to withhold faculty’s share of tuition hike pending negotiations

UST will only release the faculty's share of the tuition hike for the last three academic years once the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has been finalized, following concerns over the delay of the disbursement that allegedly causes a “financial strain” on its academic personnel. In a Facebook post on…

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13

Oct

By Christian Querol

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There is hope so long as there is God, prelate tells La Naval devotees

THERE CAN never be abandonment and permanent loneliness so long as people surrender themselves to God, who brings everlasting hope and love, a bishop said. In his homily during the mass for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary La Naval de Manila on Sunday, Oct. 13, Cubao Bishop…

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11

Oct

By Veancy Palad

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Thomasian judge who acquitted de Lima named Sandiganbayan associate justice

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has appointed UST Graduate School of Law faculty member Judge Gener Gito as associate justice of Sandiganbayan, a special court handling graft and corruption cases of government officials and employees. Gito, a UST Graduate School alumnus from batch 2016, was designated to the post on Oct.…

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10

Oct

By The Flame News

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Two Thomasian lawyers among candidates eyeing the Senate

TWO THOMASIAN lawyers—a former executive secretary-turned-critic of the Marcos administration and an Artlets instructor—were among those who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for senator in the 2025 elections. UST alumnus Victor Rodriguez, who served as executive secretary of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in 2022, formalized his senatorial bid last…

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09

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng and Barbra Althea Gavilan

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Isko vows amendments to health permit policy as he seeks to reclaim Manila mayoral post

FORMER MANILA mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso promised to amend the much-criticized health permit ordinance if he reclaims the mayoral post in 2025, saying the policy was only timely and necessary during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing the media after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) last Oct.…

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