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Jun

By The Flame News

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UST acting rector to batch 2024: Carry your values in a world of ‘shifting ethical tendencies’

UST ACTING rector Fr. Isaias Tiongco, O.P. urged graduating Thomasians to face the future with courage and to carry with them the values they learned in the University as they venture into an uncertain world of “shifting ethical tendencies.” In his homily during the Baccalaureate Mass for batch 2024, Tiongco…

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31

May

By Trisha Tamio

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UST SecGen to Batch 2024: Open your heart to surprises amid adversities

GRADUATING THOMASIANS must be “open to surprises” and embrace the challenges after they leave the confines of the University, Secretary General Fr. Louie Coronel, O.P. said. In a message delivered through the speakers at the St. Raymund de Peñafort building on Friday, May 31, Coronel said students must face adversities…

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27

May

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo and Trisha Tamio

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UST eyeing to appoint 98th rector by August

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas is aiming to install a new rector by August in time for the start of the academic year 2024-2025. In an interview with The Flame, UST Secretary General Fr. Louie Coronel, O.P. cited the possibility of appointing the University’s 98th rector during the next academic…

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26

May

By The Flame News

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UST science prof says he is facing non-renewal over rallies, conflict with fellow teachers

A FACULTY member of the UST College of Science (CoS) claimed that his employment is at risk of not being renewed because of an 'unsatisfactory' rating that stemmed from his participation in protests staged by groups not recognized by the University. Asst. Prof. Vladimir Villegas said he got an “unsatisfactory…

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26

May

By The Flame Issues

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Artlets student claims student welfare center ‘discourages rallies’

A LEGAL management freshman has accused the coordinator of the Faculty of Arts and Letters Student Welfare and Development Center (AB SWDC) of using her image to deter student activism. During the Kabataan partylist’s Konsultahang Kabataan event on May 6, first year student Annie Agon claimed that AB SWDC coordinator…

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24

May

By Barbra Althea Gavilan

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10 Artlets, CASA honored in UST Student Awards 2024

TEN ARTLETS students and the student organization of the communication program were recognized for their academic and non-academic achievements during the 2024 Student Awards Day on Friday, May 24. English language studies senior Kyla Jane Purcil received the Rector’s Award for Academic Excellence for obtaining a general weighted average of…

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23

May

By Mei Lin Weng

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More studies needed on local gov’t influence on voters’ choice – researchers

STUDIES ON the role of local governments should be pursued as their alliances with higher-level political candidates determine the course of national elections, researchers said. In an interview with The Flame, Philippine Political Science Association president Robert Go cited the need for more research about the coalition between local and national…

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22

May

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo and Carlo Jose Ruga

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‘Pandemic survivors:’ UST Baccalaureate Mass 2024 to center on ‘spreading light’

THIS YEAR’S Baccalaureate Mass will highlight UST's mission to “spread light” as it sends off graduates whose college stint was marked by the onset of the pandemic and the eventual return to normalcy. UST Secretary General Fr. Louie Coronel, O.P. said the event would emphasize the University’s ceremony of light…

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16

May

By The Flame News

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Court junks offending religious feelings case against former UST SecGen

A QUEZON City court has dismissed the case filed against former UST secretary general Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P., saying his actions related to his stance on the alleged apparition of the Virgin Mary in Lipa do not offend religious feelings. Quezon City Regional Trial Court judge Zita Marie Atienza-Fajardo ruled that…

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11

May

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST journalism program to offer elective on fact-checking next academic year

THE UST Journalism program will offer an elective on fact-checking and digital literacy to tackle disinformation across different disciplines starting the first term of academic year 2024-2025. The new general education elective, ​​“Digital Literacy, Fact-Checking, and Verification,” will initially be available to first-year students of the journalism and legal management…

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