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06

Sep

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo and Prince Ronson Sabado

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NewsFr. Winston Cabading, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace, Regional Trial Court, UST Ecclesiastical Faculties, UST Faculty of Sacred Theology

No offense found in Dominican priest’s religious mockery case due to insufficient information — court

THE REGIONAL Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the amendment of the prosecution against a Dominican priest and UST Faculty of Sacred Theology instructor who allegedly mocked the supposed apparition of the Virgin Mary in Lipa City, saying the accusations lacked valid information for conviction. In May, Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P.…

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02

Sep

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Artlet alumnus bags best flash fiction award in Gawad Sentro ng Wikang Filipino

AN ALUMNUS of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters emerged as the best flash fiction writer in the 2023 Gawad Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF). Alpine Christopher Moldez of the old communication arts program received the Pinakamahusay na Akda sa Agos Journal award for dagli (best work in Agos…

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02

Sep

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Half of Filipinos back mandatory ROTC, survey says

DESPITE CLAIMS by some groups that the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is prone to abuse and corruption, the results of a recent nationwide poll suggested that half of Filipinos favor the revival of the program. In a survey by Oculum Research and Analytics Philippines conducted last July and…

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30

Aug

By Micah Pascua

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NewsDepartment of Budget and Management, Former budget undersecretary Tina Rose Marie Canda, UST Economics

UST economics alumna and former budget undersecretary Tina Canda passes away

ARTLET ALUMNA and former Budget Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie Canda, who led the agency during the peak of the COVID health crisis, died last Wednesday, Aug. 23. She was 61.  Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman announced Canda’s death in a Facebook post, describing the late official as “a gentle soul with…

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29

Aug

By The Flame News

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NewsKomisyon ng Wikang Filipino, Sanaysay ng Taon, UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies, UST College of Education, UST Sentro sa Salin at Araling Salin

AB instructor wins ‘Mananaysay ng Taon’ award

AN  INSTRUCTOR of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters was awarded the Mananaysay ng Taon (essayist of the year) for his entry in a national essay writing contest organized by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF). Mark Anthony Angeles, a faculty member from the Filipino department, was recognized during…

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28

Aug

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NewsMigrant Workers Chief, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Susan "Toots" Ople

Marcos: Late migrant workers chief Ople irreplaceable

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos, Jr. paid his last respects to the late migrant workers secretary and UST Artlet alumna Maria Susana “Toots” Ople today, saying she can never be replaced because of her dedication to helping overseas Filipino workers. In his eulogy during the necrological rites for Ople on Aug. 28…

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22

Aug

By Mari Ymanuel Roxas

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NewsBlas Ople, Department of Migrant Workers, Toots Ople

Ople, communication alumna and migrant workers chief, passes away

ARTLET ALUMNA and Migrant Workers Secretary Maria Susana "Toots" Ople passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 22. She was 61. Ople's death was announced by the migrant workers department in a Facebook post. “Secretary Toots peacefully joined our Creator at around 1PM today, August 22, 2023 surrounded by her family and loved ones,”…

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21

Aug

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News2023 Bar examinations, online classes, St. Raymund de Peñafort building

Almost all AB programs to go online from Sept. 13 to 26 due to Bar exams

THE MAJORITY of programs under the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) will shift to online learning from Sept. 13 to 26 due to the designation of the St. Raymund de Peñafort building as a testing area for the 2023 Bar examinations, according to a memorandum from the dean's office. Journalism…

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21

Aug

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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F3 – August 21, 2023

F3: These are the facts and figures you need to know this week (August 21, 2023). Written by Shayne Lee Macaraeg Infographic by Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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20

Aug

By The Flame News

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NewsAB Commission on Elections, Dekada

DEKADA guilty of campaign violations; registration ‘permanently canceled’

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) has canceled the registration of 31-year-old political party DEKADA for violating campaign regulations during last year’s student council polls. An AB Comelec ruling dated August 19 found DEKADA guilty of breaching a campaign suspension and the provisions of UST's…

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