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UST aims to release faculty members’ tuition hike shares by July 10, union says

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Jun

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UST aims to release faculty members’ tuition hike shares by July 10, union says

FACULTY MEMBERS are expected to receive their tuition increase shares worth P220 million on or before July 10, the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) said. USTFU president Asst. Prof. Emerito Gonzales said the UST administration had assured the academic staff of its intention to release the tuition proceeds within a month…

Late PT senior remembered during CRS graduation

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Jun

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Late PT senior remembered during CRS graduation

GRADUATING STUDENTS and academic staff from the UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences (CRS) briefly paused their solemn investiture rites on Friday, June 27, to offer a quiet prayer and an applause in remembrance of the late physical therapy senior Junver Toledo. During the invocation rites, CRS regent Fr. Joaquin Valdes,…

Former UST education acting regent is now Letran Calamba’s new rector

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Jun

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Former UST education acting regent is now Letran Calamba’s new rector

FR. ROMAN Santos, O.P., who has served multiple stints in three branches of UST, has been installed as the ninth rector and president of Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba during its solemn investiture on Monday. Santos officially assumed his post on June 23, the Dominican Province of the…

Three Artlets, including two Flame alumni, elected officers of PH foreign correspondents group

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Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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Three Artlets, including two Flame alumni, elected officers of PH foreign correspondents group

THREE THOMASIAN journalists, two of them alumni of The Flame, were elected to top posts in a professional organization of media practitioners representing international news entities. Artlets alumni Karen Lema, Aaron Favila and Aie Balagtas See were elected as officers of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) for the term…

Electricity issue sparks evacuation in St. Raymund

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Jun

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Electricity issue sparks evacuation in St. Raymund

STUDENTS AND academic staff of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and College of Commerce were forced to evacuate and switch to enriched virtual mode (EVM) because of an electrical issue at the St. Raymund de Peñafort Building on Monday, June 23. Summer classes in the building were interrupted as…

UST-AMV College of Accountancy mourns demise of alumnus found dead in Cavite

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Jun

By The Flame News

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UST-AMV College of Accountancy mourns demise of alumnus found dead in Cavite

THE UST Alfredo M. Velayo (AMV) College of Accountancy condoled with the family of its alumnus who was found dead in Cavite after being missing for more than two weeks. “The UST-AMV College of Accountancy mourns the passing of our alumnus, Anthony B. Granada, a BS Management Accounting graduate from…

UST rector named new head of Catholic university association

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Jun

By Sheridan Joy Delfino

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UST rector named new head of Catholic university association

UST RECTOR Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. has been elected as the new president of a group of Catholic higher education institutions in the country. Ang will serve as president of the Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines (ACUP) until 2027, the group announced on Friday, June 10. He succeeded…

UST still the 4th best PH University in QS World Rankings despite higher score

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Jun

By Veancy Palad

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UST still the 4th best PH University in QS World Rankings despite higher score

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas obtained a higher overall score in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings but it was not enough to improve its standing among Philippine institutions as it remained the country's fourth best in the latest edition of the assessment. UST retained its global rank of…

UST remains in 601-800 bracket for fifth consecutive year in THE Impact Rankings

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Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST remains in 601-800 bracket for fifth consecutive year in THE Impact Rankings

DESPITE IMPROVEMENTS in its overall scores, the University of Santo Tomas landed within the 601-800 band globally in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, marking its fifth straight year in the same tier. In the latest edition of the assessment, which evaluates schools’ contribution to the sustainable development…

USTFU ratifies CBA, clears the way for the distribution of tuition hike shares

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Jun

By The Flame News

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USTFU ratifies CBA, clears the way for the distribution of tuition hike shares

AFTER A series of deadlocks and negotiations with the administration, the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) has finally ratified the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), greenlighting the release of the academic staff’s long-awaited tuition increase shares worth P220 million. A total of 1,410 union members voted to ratify the 2021-2026 CBA, comprising…