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18

Jul

By The Flame News

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‘Bold step toward institutional memory:’ Rare manuscripts now accessible through AUST website

THOMASIANS NOW have better access to the University’s collection of rare and historical manuscripts, including the National Cultural Treasure Baybayin scripts, following the launch of the Archivo de la Universidad de Santo Tomás (AUST) official website on July 16 at the Miguel de Benavides Library. The website would create more…

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17

Jul

By John Martin Revilla

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Two Artlets profs, 36 other UST retirees honored

THIRTY-EIGHT faculty retirees, including two Faculty of Arts and Letters professors, were honored for their decades-long service during a testimonial ceremony on Thursday, July 17, at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. building. Department of History Assoc. Prof. Maria Eloisa De Castro and Department of Sociology Prof. Clarence Batan were among…

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17

Jul

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Affordability, employer activity raise Manila to 88th in QS Best Student Cities Ranking

MANILA’S LOW cost of living and youth employment earned it a higher spot in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Best Student Cities Ranking, climbing 15 notches from its ranking in the previous edition. In the latest QS Best Student Cities Ranking, Manila landed 88th among 150 cities worldwide, higher than…

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14

Jul

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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UST improves 21 notches in 2025 World University Rankings for Innovation

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas climbed 21 notches in the 2025 World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) and secured a spot in two of the assessment categories’ top 100.  In the latest edition of WURI, UST ranked 196th among the top 400 innovative institutions, an improvement from its previous ranking…

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14

Jul

By The Flame News

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Inquirer merger affects 124 employees, draws concerns over possible loss of workers’ rights

WHEN THE merger of the print and digital operations of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) took effect last July 1, media observers came up with a lot of discourses about its impact on the identity and the future of the once mighty newspaper. But for Gina (not her real name),…

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12

Jul

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Artlets alumnus joins UK’s largest contemporary visual art festival

AN ALUMNUS of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters will take part in the Liverpool Biennial 2025, the largest free festival of contemporary visual art in the United Kingdom. UST Journalism graduate James Luigi Tana, an independent curator, writer and cultural worker, has been selected as one of the…

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09

Jul

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST to seek deputized higher education status for implementation of ETEEAP

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas Manila campus will apply for deputization for the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), an initiative that will allow working professionals to finish their college degrees without going through traditional schooling methods. Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Cheryl Peralta said UST would…

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06

Jul

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Artlets alumna’s West Philippine Sea film wins global plum

A DOCUMENTARY on the West Philippine Sea dispute directed by an alumna of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) has reaped an award in an international film festival.  "Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea" by Journalism graduate and producer Baby Ruth Villarama won in the Tides…

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05

Jul

By Mariamne Yasmin Yap

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UST CSC delivers only 20% of platforms, underspends due to shortened term, project setbacks

The UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas Central Student Council (UST CSC) was able to complete only 20% of its platforms, spending below its total budget for the academic year 2024-2025 as several initiatives were canceled, delayed or left incomplete because of a shortened term. Operating for only half of the academic…

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05

Jul

By Kayla Pauline Gonzalez

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UST may extend multi-year growth in research publications

THE UNIVERSITY may exceed its total number of publications and online citations from 2024 and may sustain the upward trend in both its Web of Science and Scopus-indexed outputs, according to the mid-year data released by the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED). A recent Facebook post…

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