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14

Sep

By The Flame News

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Late AB dean Villaba inspired female students to pursue higher studies, former UST rector says

THE LEGACY of the late UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba would live on because of her contributions in pioneering philosophy among female students, a former rector of the University said.  In his homily during the funeral mass for Villaba, Fr. Rolando de la Rosa,…

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12

Sep

By Mari Ymanuel Roxas

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F3 – September 12, 2023

F3: These are the facts and figures you need to know this week (September 12, 2023). Written by Mari Ymanuel Roxas Infographic by Allyzabela Fernandez

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11

Sep

By Raymond Vince Manaloto

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Former AB dean Magdalena Villaba passes away

FORMER UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba, who designed the uniform of female Artlets with the iconic lambda, died on Monday, Sept. 11. She was 95 years old. Villaba’s granddaughter Teta confirmed her death but declined to provide additional details. The University of Santo Tomas…

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08

Sep

By Katherine Chan and Mari Ymanuel Roxas

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Catholics told to emulate Mary’s humility to fulfill their vocation

CATHOLICS SHOULD emulate the life and virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary to have a meaningful celebration of her nativity and to fulfill their divine calling, a Dominican priest said. In his homily during the feast of the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, UST parish priest Fr. Paul Reagan…

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06

Sep

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo and Prince Ronson Sabado

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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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04

Sep

By Trisha Tamio

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F3 – September 4, 2023

F3: These are the facts and figures you need to know this week (September 4, 2023). Written by Trisha Tamio Infographic by Riana Laurice Fajardo

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02

Sep

By The Flame News

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Artlets alumnus bags best flash fiction award in Gawad Sentro ng Wikang Filipino

AN ALUMNUS of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters emerged as the best flash fiction writer in the 2023 Gawad Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF). Alpine Christopher Moldez of the old communication arts program received the Pinakamahusay na Akda sa Agos Journal award for dagli (best work in Agos…

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02

Sep

By The Flame News

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Half of Filipinos back mandatory ROTC, survey says

DESPITE CLAIMS by some groups that the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is prone to abuse and corruption, the results of a recent nationwide poll suggested that half of Filipinos favor the revival of the program. In a survey by Oculum Research and Analytics Philippines conducted last July and…

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30

Aug

By Micah Pascua

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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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29

Aug

By The Flame News

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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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