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2:1 onsite-asynchronous class ratio draws cheers, jeers

15

Jul

By Rachelle Anne Mirasol and Trisha Tamio

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2:1 onsite-asynchronous class ratio draws cheers, jeers

THE NEW learning setup of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB), which would allot two hours for onsite classes and one hour for asynchronous learning, elicited both praises and flak among members of the Artlets community weeks before the start of the academic year. Under the setup, which…

UST Asian Studies alumna, ASEAN affairs acting director passes away

14

Jul

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST Asian Studies alumna, ASEAN affairs acting director passes away

(Updated as of 12:39 p.m.) ARTLETS ALUMNA and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for ASEAN Affairs acting director Lyza Maria Viejo passed away on Saturday, July 13. She was 40. Viejo’s death was announced by the Philippine Embassy in Korea in a Facebook post. “The Philippine Embassy in the Republic…

Artlets alumna, The Flame ex-chief editor, bags prize in climate journalism tilt

11

Jul

By Trisha Tamio

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Artlets alumna, The Flame ex-chief editor, bags prize in climate journalism tilt

AN ALUMNA of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters and former editor-in-chief of The Flame has won an international award for climate reporting at the 2024 Covering Climate Now (CCNow) Journalism Awards. Gaea Katreena Cabico, who completed her bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 2017, won in the climate in…

Filipinos urged to overcome ‘intergenerational struggle’ to assert rights in West Philippine Sea

10

Jul

By The Flame News

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Filipinos urged to overcome ‘intergenerational struggle’ to assert rights in West Philippine Sea

FILIPINOS MUST agree on a common narrative and overcome the “intergenerational struggle” when deciding which areas are part of the Philippines’ boundaries to resolve their maritime dispute with China, former associate justice Antonio Carpio said. According to Carpio, the country would “surely lose” in any arbitration if educational institutions fail…

Poor students who belong to upper 10% of their batch may now take USTET for free

09

Jul

By The Flame News

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Poor students who belong to upper 10% of their batch may now take USTET for free

STARTING THIS October, students with financial difficulties who belong to the upper ten percent of their batch will have the opportunity to take the UST college entrance exam for free. Republic Act 12006 or the Free College Entrance Examinations Act, which lapsed into law last June 14, will be implemented starting the UST Entrance…

No fire, just smoke at UST Hospital, BFP investigator says

06

Jul

By Trisha Tamio

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No fire, just smoke at UST Hospital, BFP investigator says

CONTRARY TO earlier reports, no fire broke out at the fourth floor of the UST Hospital’s building last Tuesday since the area was only infused with smoke, an investigator from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Sampaloc said. The incident at the St. Vincent Ferrer, O.P. building of the hospital…

UST employees’ unions urge admin to shoulder health permit cost

05

Jul

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST employees’ unions urge admin to shoulder health permit cost

UST LABOR unions have called on the University administration to cover the expenses of medical procedures for securing a health permit, describing the Manila city government requirement as “financially burdensome.” In a letter to acting rector Fr. Isaias Tiongco, O.P. dated July 3, Organisasyon ng Nagkakaisang Empleyado-UST (ONE-UST), a three-way coalition…

Two Artlets profs reap plums from global, national research groups

04

Jul

By Mei Lin Weng

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Two Artlets profs reap plums from global, national research groups

TWO PROFESSORS of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters bagged international and national research prizes for their doctoral studies in Australian universities. UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) Director Assoc. Prof. Jeremaiah Opiniano and Assistant Director Asst. Prof. Pia Patricia Tenedero won this year’s Dissertation Award…

‘Communication is always better than conflict’

04

Jul

By The Flame News

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‘Communication is always better than conflict’

Strengthening communication to mitigate tensions is better than starting a conflict, a researcher said, as the Philippines and China continue to be embroiled in a longstanding maritime row over the West Philippine Sea. City University of Hong Kong research assistant Xuejun Liu said countries should uphold mutual trust through people-to-people…

02

Jul

By The Flame News

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Angara to replace Duterte as DepEd chief

BUCKING CALLS for him not to appoint a politician to the Department of Education (DepEd), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. appointed Sen. Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara as education secretary, nearly two weeks after Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation from the agency. Marcos announced Angara’s appointment on Tuesday, July 2, during the 17th…