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11

May

By Veancy Palad and Trisha Tamio

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‘We will not be bullied into surrendering what is rightfully ours:’ UST faculty union sets strike vote

The UST Faculty Union (USTFU) will hold a strike vote on Thursday, May 15, at the Medicine Auditorium, following six failed negotiations with the University management over tuition hike proceeds and benefits. The decision came after the May 6 conciliation meeting between the USTFU and UST management, facilitated by the…

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09

May

By The Flame News

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American cardinal and longtime missionary elected new pope, chooses the name Leo XIV

A CARDINAL known for reaching out to marginalized communities has made history after being elected the first American and Augustinian pope, in a development widely seen to continue the late Pope Francis' legacy of inclusion and reform. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago was elected the 267th successor of St. Peter by…

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08

May

By Trisha Tamio

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Solar-powered charging hubs to be installed in UST gazebos

THOMASIANS WILL soon experience greater flexibility in using their mobile devices for studying as UST plans to install solar charging stations in gazebos around the campus. The stations may be used by all Thomasians for free and will cater to mobile and small-scale devices, the UST Facilities Management Office (FMO)…

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08

May

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Former UST Spanish instructor dies at 59

FORMER UST Department of Modern Languages instructor Dennis Raymond Maturan, who handled Spanish courses at the University for 10 years, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, his sister Marjorie Maturan announced. He was 59. “We are deeply grateful to all who have been part of his wonderful life. During this…

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07

May

By The Flame News

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New Santisimo Rosario parish priest seeks to lead Thomasians to ‘gates of heaven’

  Art by Janssen Judd Romero/ THE FLAME NEWLY-APPOINTED Santisimo Rosario Parish priest Fr. Glen Mar Gamboa, O.P. aims to boost the collaboration between the University’s spiritual sanctuary and the academe to keep Thomasians’ faith alive. A professor of the UST Faculty of Canon Law, Gamboa was appointed by Manila…

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06

May

By Anna Victoria Asuncion and Christian Querol

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Pangilinan, Aquino lead Artlets’ senatorial mock election survey

LESS THAN a week before the midterm polls, former senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV led a mock election survey on the senatorial race answered by students from the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB). A total of 182 students took part in the poll…

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06

May

By Anna Victoria Asuncion and Mei Lin Weng

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Tuition hike plans should undergo independent review — senatorial bet

PRIVATE SCHOOLS should be subject to independent audits when proposing a tuition increase to determine its necessity, a House member said. During a question and answer portion of a forum titled “Power to the Polls: The UST Voter Empowerment Forum 2025,” Alliance of Concerned Teachers partylist Rep. France Castro, who is…

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05

May

By Trisha Tamio

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Pope of the people: Thomasians remember how Pope Francis touched their lives

MORE THAN a decade ago, thousands of Thomasians stood shoulder to shoulder under overcast skies and an outpour of rain to welcome the leader of the Catholic Church. For them, it was a defining moment of encounter—one they will carry for the rest of their lives. Ten years after Pope…

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05

May

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Admin, faculty union postpone UST awards as labor dispute persists

AS KEY items in the bargaining deal remain unresolved, the University administration and faculty union have decided to reschedule the 24th to 26th Dangal ng UST Awards from May 9 to Aug. 15 to have a “more conclusive celebratory atmosphere.” In a memorandum issued to UST officials on April 26,…

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04

May

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST admin, faculty union still at odds over salary hike, benefits as final mediation meet nears

MAJOR DIFFERENCES persist between the University management and UST Faculty Union (USTFU) as they disagreed on the allocation and distribution of the staff’s legally mandated tuition hike shares during their penultimate conciliation-mediation meeting on April 29. Despite compromises on some proposals, both parties still clashed over the faculty union’s crucial demands…

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