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

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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UST economics alumna and former budget undersecretary Tina Canda passes away

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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AB instructor wins ‘Mananaysay ng Taon’ award

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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Ople, communication alumna and migrant workers chief, passes away

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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DEKADA guilty of campaign violations; registration ‘permanently canceled’

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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