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Human nature draws readers to fake news, says journ scholar

09

Nov

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Human nature draws readers to fake news, says journ scholar

FAKE NEWS is a historical concept and human nature is one of the reasons why it “has been around forever,” American journalism scholar Stephanie Edgerly told Artlets on Wednesday. “There is a big tendency for us to believe something, or agree with something, or think it’s more credible and trustworthy…

04

Nov

By Joahna Lei Casilao and Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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Artlets alum seeking Senate seat decries nuisance candidate petition

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO and MA. LEANDRA A. TAMARES JOURNALISM ALUMNUS and lawyer-educator Angelo De Alban slammed the petition of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) law department to declare him a nuisance candidate after his financial capability to mount a nationwide campaign was questioned. De Alban said the Comelec’s…

ABSC VP-Internal resigns, apologizes for lapses in service

29

Oct

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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ABSC VP-Internal resigns, apologizes for lapses in service

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN ARTLETS Student Council (ABSC) Vice President-Internal Anika Imperial resigned from her post on Thursday citing medical problems and apologized for her lapses during her term in response to accusations of incompetence from some Artlets. In a statement released on her personal social media accounts, the…

Journ alumni bag business journalism awards

14

Oct

By Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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Journ alumni bag business journalism awards

By MA. LEANDREA A. TAMARES FOUR Thomasian journalism alumni were honored in the 27th Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (Ejap) Awards, the highest award-giving body for business journalism in the Philippines. Philippine Star reporter Louise Maureen Simeon of Batch 2015 was recognized as Agriculture/Mining Reporter of the Year. Jasper…

11

Oct

By Angel Dukha III

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Artlets alumni win big in 68th Palanca Awards

THREE ALUMNI of the Faculty were among the litterateurs awarded in the 68th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards). Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies resident fellow Paul Castillo bagged first place in the Tula category while journalism graduates Iza Maria Reyes and Chuck Smith won…

Like Jesus, Padre Pio was for salvation, not condemnation — Caloocan bishop

10

Oct

By The Flame News

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Like Jesus, Padre Pio was for salvation, not condemnation — Caloocan bishop

THE HEART of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, like that of Jesus, “burned with the priestly zeal to save and not to condemn sinners.” This was the homily of Fr. Virgilio David, Caloocan bishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) vice president, on Monday following the arrival of the…

06

Oct

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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AB socs condemn “red-tagging” of UST

SEVERAL SOCIETIES from the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) denounced the inclusion of the University (UST) in the military’s list of 18 schools allegedly involved in a rumored ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., assistant deputy chief of staff for operations of the Armed…

Inflation is both good and bad, former Econ chair says

27

Sep

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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Inflation is both good and bad, former Econ chair says

INFLATION may be good or bad depending on one’s point of view, former Economics department chair Emmanuel Lopez explained during The Political Science Forum’s annual public lecture on Wednesday. In August, the country’s inflation rate rose to a nine-year high at 6.4 percent. “Economically, there are good points [to] inflation…

Defend Atio as a son, Castillo parents challenge Divina

19

Sep

By Luis Miguel Arucan

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Defend Atio as a son, Castillo parents challenge Divina

THE PARENTS of hazing victim Horacio “Atio” Castillo III challenged Faculty of Civil Law Dean Nilo Divina to act on his word and defend Atio “as a son.” “Ilabas niya lahat ng frat members niya. If he really wants to defend Atio, come out. Ilabas niya lahat, all those who…

Time has come for wounds from Atio hazing case to heal, says Secretary-General

17

Sep

By Angel Dukha III

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Time has come for wounds from Atio hazing case to heal, says Secretary-General

By ANGEL B. DUKHA III THE TIME has come for the wounds from the hazing case of Horacio “Atio” Castillo III to heal, said UST Secretary General Fr. Jesus Jay Miranda O.P. during a memorial service held on Monday for the first death anniversary of the Civil Law freshman. Castillo…