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Motion sensor lights to be installed in all UST restrooms, streetlights

08

Apr

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Motion sensor lights to be installed in all UST restrooms, streetlights

THOMASIANS MAY soon walk through campus grounds with automatic light fixtures as the University is planning to install motion sensor lights in all its public restrooms and streetlights to boost its energy efficiency efforts. Installations of motion-activated lights in other shared spaces, such as classrooms and offices, may also be…

06

Apr

By Anna Victoria Asuncion

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Challenge the status quo, youth told

TODAY'S YOUTH should demonstrate their power to shape global affairs by embracing diverse perspectives and confronting the challenge of reconciling different truths, an Asian Studies professor said. In his remarks during the 11th UST Model United Nations (MUN), Prof. Jan Michael Denila urged young people to avoid complacency, collaborate with…

137 profs to receive P500,000 backpay from tuition hike proceeds, UST says

06

Apr

By The Flame News

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137 profs to receive P500,000 backpay from tuition hike proceeds, UST says

THE UNIVERSITY has clarified that 137 faculty members would receive adjustments exceeding P500,000 before taxes, denying the UST Faculty Union’s (USTFU) claim that a roughly half-a-million backpay from tuition hike shares would only cover 17 professors. Following a recalculation, UST said the adjustments derived from the tuition increase proceeds from…

CHED’s inaction on teachers’ tuition hike shares may lead to crisis, faculty coalition claims

06

Apr

By Veancy Palad

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CHED’s inaction on teachers’ tuition hike shares may lead to crisis, faculty coalition claims

FACULTY UNIONS from different private schools have urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to address concerns over universities’ compliance with tuition hike share policies, saying the issue may spiral into a “national education crisis” if not acted upon immediately. The Council of Teachers and Staff of Colleges and Universities…

UST says ‘full context’ needed in understanding its financial status to avoid misconceptions

05

Apr

By The Flame News

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UST says ‘full context’ needed in understanding its financial status to avoid misconceptions

UST HAS urged the public to analyze financial data and public statements in their entirety, saying selectively citing figures from its audited financial report without understanding their operational functions causes misconceptions. The University said mistaking its short-term investments and net asset increases for “idle funds” fails to account for its comprehensive…

Isko maintains huge lead in latest OCTA poll on Manila mayoral race

04

Apr

By The Flame News

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Isko maintains huge lead in latest OCTA poll on Manila mayoral race

FORMER MANILA mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso secured a dominant lead in the latest survey on the preferred candidate for chief executive of the capital city. Domagoso emerged as the most preferred mayoral bet, with more than half of respondents or 67% choosing him in the latest OCTA Research survey, which asked participants…

UST admin urges labor secretary to intervene in negotiation deadlock

01

Apr

By Barbra Althea Gavilan and Trisha Tamio

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UST admin urges labor secretary to intervene in negotiation deadlock

AS IT faces a looming strike over an impasse in teachers’ salary and benefit upgrades, the UST management filed a petition for assumption of jurisdiction with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), a move that will let the labor secretary intervene in the University’s dispute with the faculty union…

30

Mar

By The Flame News

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‘All forms of journalism are biased’

NEUTRALITY IN reporting is impossible since journalists’ varied approach to delivering the truth demands subjective evaluation, a veteran reporter said. In a forum titled “Campus Patrol,” ABS-CBN News chief of reporters Jeff Canoy said journalists are “biased” as their values protrude from the way they craft their stories, but objectivity would come…

Faculty union maintains stance on UST’s unrestricted assets, says it’s ‘a matter of priorities’

29

Mar

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Faculty union maintains stance on UST’s unrestricted assets, says it’s ‘a matter of priorities’

DAYS AFTER the University affirmed that its unrestricted net assets could not be used for restructuring and rank upgrades, the faculty union argued that UST’s investment records indicate available resources, calling its decision to prioritize long-term assets over “urgent” faculty concerns as “a strategic choice” rather than a limitation. In…

UST Legazpi declared safe after ‘hoax’ bomb threat

29

Mar

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal and Trisha Tamio

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UST Legazpi declared safe after ‘hoax’ bomb threat

HOURS AFTER its operations were disrupted by a bomb scare, the UST Legazpi was declared safe by local authorities on Friday, March 28, upon determining the threat to be a hoax. Law enforcement and emergency response teams found no suspicious items that should cause distress, the Bicol-based campus said in…