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UST ranks in two out of 11 disciplines in 2025 THE world subject rankings

22

Jan

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UST ranks in two out of 11 disciplines in 2025 THE world subject rankings

The University of Santo Tomas improved in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject but still failed to secure a rank in the majority of the disciplines covered by the assessment. The University ranked in two out of 11 fields, better than the single discipline ranking it obtained…

UST logs more than 40,000 enrollees for the second term of AY 2024-2025, preliminary data show

20

Jan

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST logs more than 40,000 enrollees for the second term of AY 2024-2025, preliminary data show

A TOTAL of 40,279 students have enrolled in UST for the second term of academic year 2024-2025 as of Monday, Jan. 20, a week before the end of the enrollment period, according to preliminary data from the Office of the Registrar. The preliminary figure is higher by 4.15% than last term's…

Top Vatican official to visit UST to lead mass in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas

18

Jan

By Christian Querol

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Top Vatican official to visit UST to lead mass in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas

A RANKING official of Vatican is set to visit UST on Jan. 28, the feast of its patron St. Thomas Aquinas, University administrators said. Archbishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi, one of the secretaries of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, will celebrate the solemnity mass in honor of the Dominican saint at the Santisimo Rosario…

Fire hits residential area near UST; no casualties recorded

18

Jan

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo

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Fire hits residential area near UST; no casualties recorded

A FIRE broke out in a residential building along Loyola corner Jhocson street in Sampaloc, Manila on Saturday, Jan. 18, affecting about 30 families, fire authorities said. Fire Senior Inspector Cesar Babante said around 90 persons were affected by the fire, which hit an area facing the UST España gate.…

Ex-UST vice rector reelected as prior provincial of PH Dominican province

17

Jan

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Ex-UST vice rector reelected as prior provincial of PH Dominican province

FORMER UST vice rector for religious affairs Fr. Filemon dela Cruz, Jr., O.P. was reelected as the prior provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines on Jan. 16. Dela Cruz’s election was held during the 13th provincial chapter at the UST Santa Rosa and was confirmed by the Master…

Promote values, not candidates, campus journalists told

16

Jan

By The Flame News

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Promote values, not candidates, campus journalists told

MEMBERS OF student publications should use their "circles of credibility" to espouse values and to raise voters' standards during the midterm elections, a veteran journalist said. In his lecture during the 26th Inkblots fellowship, Facts First host and UST Journalism Asst. Prof. Christian Esguerra said the time has come for ordinary Filipinos to…

The Flame makes history as first campus pub to sweep UNCJA

13

Jan

By Rachelle Anne Mirasol

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The Flame makes history as first campus pub to sweep UNCJA

THE FLAME, the official student publication of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, emerged as the winner across all categories at the 10th UST National Campus Journalism Awards (UNCJA), making history as the first publication to bag all top prizes at the same time in the nationwide contest. "From…

UST Museum chief named Santisimo Rosario acting parish priest

13

Jan

By Christian Querol

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UST Museum chief named Santisimo Rosario acting parish priest

UST MUSEUM Director Fr. Isidro Abaño, O.P., was appointed acting parish priest of the Santisimo Rosario Parish on Jan. 9. In a Facebook post, the parish announced that Abaño, also the regent of the Faculty of Civil Law, would assume the roles held previously by Fr. Paul Talavera, O.P., who…

Purpose of devotion defeated if one succumbs to vices, Nazarene devotees told

09

Jan

By The Flame News

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Purpose of devotion defeated if one succumbs to vices, Nazarene devotees told

PRAYERS OFFERED to Jesus Nazareno mean nothing if one gives in to temptations and vices, the archbishop of Manila said, as he reminded devotees that obedience to God's will is more important than offerings. In his homily during the misa mayor for this year's Traslacion, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said…

Santisimo Rosario parish priest to be assigned to Gibraltar

09

Jan

By Cali Asajar

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Santisimo Rosario parish priest to be assigned to Gibraltar

THE PARISH priest of the Santisimo Rosario Parish is ending his term after six years of serving the Thomasian community. Fr. Paul Reagan Talavera, O.P., the 15th parish priest of UST's religious sanctuary, said he would be assigned to Gibraltar after the Dominican Province of the Philippines was invited to…