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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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02

Jul

By The Flame News

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Thomasian alumnus, four others, endorsed for next DepEd chief

AN ORGANIZATION of private schools has endorsed a Thomasian alumnus and four other individuals for the position of Department of Education (DepEd) secretary following the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte as the agency’s chief. Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria, secretary of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, is among…

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29

Jun

By Veancy Palad, Christian Querol and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Duterte’s resignation as DepEd secretary for the better, experts say

VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterte’s decision to step down as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary was a “good thing” as it opened the opportunity for an education specialist to lead the agency, experts said. The expertise of the upcoming DepEd chief will serve as the basis for his or her capability to handle perennial…

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