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ACTS OF charity and service are futile if performed without self-emptying, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said, as he urged Catholics to emulate Jesus' lifestyle of poverty and humility. Advincula said attaining solidarity between the privileged and the deprived would remain ideal and romantic if not supported by concrete efforts…
THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) has launched a survey on redesigning the Artlets type A uniform, citing calls to make it more "inclusive" and aligned with "progressive" ideals. ABSC president Timothy John Santiago claimed that the survey, which was launched last Oct. 24, was conducted because "many"…
AN ALUMNA of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) received the first-ever award for best story on tobacco product alternatives at the 16th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards last Nov. 13. UST journalism graduate Cristina Eloisa Baclig, a content researcher and writer for INQUIRER.net and a former features writer of The Flame,…
A STORY on the Philippines’ sugar crisis written by two Thomasian journalists emerged as the best feature story of the year at the 16th Bright Leaf Agricultural Journalism Awards. UST journalism instructor Marie Carisa Ordinario, along with her colleagues in the news outlet BusinessMirror, won the Best Feature Story of…
FORMER UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) assistant dean Josefina Gonzalez died on Monday, Nov. 20. She was 82 years old. The AB administration mourned Gonzalez’ death on its official Facebook page, citing her competency and excellence during her tenure as a faculty academic staff. “She was known for…
THREE ALUMNI of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters were recognized for their outstanding contributions in their field of expertise during the 8th Distinguished Thomasian Alumni Awards on Saturday, Nov. 18. The awarded Artlets graduates were Palafox Architecture Group co-founder Wilma Palafox (economics, batch 1974); UST sociology assistant professor…
THE LONE treasurer candidate under the banner of Student Democratic Party (SDP) has admitted to losing money from the funds of the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) while serving as its Executive Associate of Finance. During the miting de avance last Nov. 17 for the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB)…
MEMBERS OF the Artlets community must deepen their relationship with God by looking beyond “earthly things” that are filled with beauty and power, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) regent Fr. George Phe Mang, O.P. said. In his homily during a faculty-wide mass at the UST Medicine auditorium on…
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