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02

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng

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CHED launches nationwide call for new Centers of Excellence

THE COMMISSION on Higher Education (CHED) has opened its nationwide applications for tertiary-level schools to acquire the Center of Excellence (COE) designation, a title conferred to departments or degree programs within institutions that consistently excel in instruction and research. In a memorandum dated Sept. 18, CHED called on universities and…

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02

Oct

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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UST eyes ASEAN seal of quality; institutional assessment set in October

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas is seeking  another institutional certification from the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) this year as it undergoes the agency’s institutional assessment, which will evaluate its strategic quality assurance system through interviews and site inspections.  AUN-QA assessors, composed of eight professionals from five Asian countries, will…

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01

Oct

By Trisha Tamio

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Only 5.6% of Thomasians took ROTC in the first term 

THE UST Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) managed to attract only 5.6% of the 9,005 Thomasians enrolled in the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the first term of academic year (AY) 2025–2026. Out of the total NSTP enrollees this year, only 500 picked ROTC, compared to the 6,145 (68.2%)…

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30

Sep

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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Beleaguered Thomasian alumnus Zaldy Co resigns from Congress

EMBATTLED AKO BICOL partylist representative and Thomasian alumnus Elizaldy "Zaldy" Co resigned from the House of Representatives weeks after he was accused of pocketing billions of pesos from flood control projects. In a letter addressed to the House of Representatives on Monday, Sept 29, Co denied claims that he was…

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30

Sep

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros and Sheridan Joy Delfino

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Thomasians stage mass walkout to protest widespread corruption

UNFAZED BY heavy rains caused by a thunderstorm that brought floods to various parts of Metro Manila, hundreds of Thomasians walked out of their classes to join a university-wide protest against corruption in public work projects on Monday, Sept. 29. The UST walkout protest, the first in more than two decades,…

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28

Sep

By The Flame News

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Fear ‘ghost conscience,’ not just ghost projects, Catholics told

ASIDE FROM the anomalies in “ghost” flood control projects, Catholics must fear having “ghost conscience” or developing apathy toward issues in the community, as they are called to stand firm together in times of trials. Archdiocese of Manila Chancellor Fr. Carmelo Arada, Jr. urged Catholics to uphold solidarity and become…

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27

Sep

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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AB assistant dean elected trustee-at-large of PH’s oldest psychological association

THE ASSISTANT dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) has been reelected trustee-at-large of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP), a professional group of specialists that seeks to promote human and social development. Assoc. Prof. John Manuel Kliatchko is among the six newly-elected members of the PAP…

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26

Sep

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila archbishop creates ministry for the homeless

MANILA ARCHBISHOP Cardinal Jose Advincula has launched a new ministry to help homeless persons move off the streets and become part of self-sufficient communities that are fully integrated into society. Named the “Ministry with Persons in Street Dwelling Situations,” the new office was formally established through a decree signed on…

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24

Sep

By The Flame News

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Do not let talks on corruption die, CBCP president tells Filipinos

CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David urged Filipinos not to allow talks on corruption to fade into silence as he stressed the importance of vigilance and moral responsibility in promoting public good. “Enough is enough. Let us not let this discussion on corruption die like it…

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23

Sep

By Mc Neil Zyh Serrano

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Artlets alumna and former Cabinet official elected House secretary-general

DAYS AFTER a change in its leadership, the House of Representatives elected AB Communication Arts alumna and former presidential communications secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil as its new secretary-general. Garafil, a lawyer and former journalist, succeeded Reginald Velasco as House secretary-general and took her oath on Tuesday, Sept. 23. She will be responsible for…

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