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May

Thomasian and The Flame alumna bags top global honor for health reporting

AN ARTLETS graduate and former writer for The Flame was named the online category’s top winner at the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2025 for her reports that spotlighted the worsening impact of noncommunicable diseases in the country. UST Journalism alumna Cristina Eloisa Baclig, now a data journalist for INQUIRER.net,…

Canvas to go offline this weekend as UST beefs up security measures

May

By Betchemar Gonzales

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Canvas to go offline this weekend as UST beefs up security measures

THOMASIANS WILL be unable to access Canvas over the weekend as the University conducts a system-wide security maintenance on its official online learning management system, following the global data breach involving the platform’s parent company Instructure. In a memorandum dated May 8, the UST Office of Information and Communication Technology…

No tuition hike in UST next academic year but…

May

By Samaya Ty

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No tuition hike in UST next academic year but…

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas will not implement a tuition increase for the academic year 2026–2027, but other school fees may still increase, according to the UST Central Student Council (CSC). According to CSC president Annie Agon, the Office for Student Affairs (OSA) has informed the council that there would…

AB to deliver full onsite and online classes in separate weeks next academic year

May

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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AB to deliver full onsite and online classes in separate weeks next academic year

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) will designate weeks for full onsite and online learning starting next academic year, an adjustment that will align with the setup of other academic units. Artlets faculty secretary Asst. Prof. Louie Benedict Ignacio said two 1.5-hour classes would be allotted for each subject…

Artlets journo Lian Buan joins int’l human rights organization as PH researcher

May

By Ariza Marie Llorca

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Artlets journo Lian Buan joins int’l human rights organization as PH researcher

UST JOURNALISM alumna Lian Buan is set to take on the Philippines researcher post at Human Rights Watch, a New York-based organization that investigates and reports on rights conditions worldwide. Buan’s appointment will soon be formally announced, Rights Reports Philippines said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 6. The…

Six AB programs secure PACUCOA reaccreditation; four retain Level IV status

May

By Trisha Tamio

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Six AB programs secure PACUCOA reaccreditation; four retain Level IV status

SIX PROGRAMS under the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) have obtained reaccreditation from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). PACUCOA, a private accrediting body, grants recognition to academic programs that exceed minimum government standards through a process of self-evaluation and peer review, aimed…

UST faculty members hit CHED proposal to remove humanities subjects

May

By Nitya Aku

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UST faculty members hit CHED proposal to remove humanities subjects

The UST Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) assailed the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) proposal to overhaul the general education (GE) curriculum, saying the removal of humanities subjects reduces tertiary education to “mere job training.” On Friday, May 1, CHED released a draft memorandum order (CMO) that seeks to…

Isko eyes expansion of ‘Fusion Alley’ to other parts of Manila

May

By Yimrhaq Mariano

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Isko eyes expansion of ‘Fusion Alley’ to other parts of Manila

WITH THE success of “Fusion Alley” near UST, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said the local government plans to establish similar street food hubs in various parts of Manila. Fusion Alley, also known as Ugbo 2.0, is located along I. Delos Reyes street across the University and has become…

CSC secretary: No legal basis for seat vacancy over higher number of unanswered ballots

May

By Trisha Tamio

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CSC secretary: No legal basis for seat vacancy over higher number of unanswered ballots

NEWLY PROCLAIMED UST Central Student Council (CSC) secretary Clarence Isaac Mindo maintained that there is no legal basis to declare his post vacant even if the unanswered ballots outnumbered those who voted for him. Mindo, a Philosophy junior, was proclaimed on April 30 after the UST Central Commission on Elections…

UST Faculty Union asks for 3% yearly salary hike as CBA renegotiation with admin starts

May

By Yimrhaq Mariano

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UST Faculty Union asks for 3% yearly salary hike as CBA renegotiation with admin starts

RENEGOTIATION BETWEEN the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) and the administration have officially started for the final two years of the 2021-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), with teachers proposing a 3% annual salary hike, among other benefits. The panels for both sides met on Friday, April 24, to discuss the proposal…