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12

Mar

By Cali Asajar

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UST faculty union declares deadlock in negotiations on salary hike, other benefits

AFTER A year-long labor dispute with the administration, the UST Faculty Union voted to declare a deadlock in the 2021-2026 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations as it rejected the management's final offer of salary hikes and other benefits. Of the 1,193 union members who participated in the poll, 680 voted…

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12

Mar

By The Flame News

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UST management panel chief’s statement on tuition hike share ‘misleading,’ says faculty union head

THE PRESIDENT of the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) has refuted the statement of the management panel head that union negotiators had refused and proposed the removal of senior high school faculty benefits. USTFU head Asst. Prof. Emerito Gonzales said the claim of Prof. Cheryl Peralta, the management panel head and…

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11

Mar

By Veancy Palad and John Martin Revilla

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CHED sets 15-day deadline for UST to explain alleged violation of tuition hike share allocation

THE COMMISSION on Higher Education (CHED) has given the UST administration 15 days to explain its alleged violation of laws on faculty salaries and benefits obtained from tuition increases, which may lead to “appropriate actions” if the University fails to comply within the deadline. In a show-cause order addressed to…

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11

Mar

By The Flame News

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Ex-UST secgen who figured in Lipa apparition controversy installed as Santo Domingo rector

THE DEMON tormentor is now Santo Domingo's rector. The former UST secretary general who faced legal charges over his statements on the alleged Marian apparition in Lipa has assumed as rector and prior of the convent of the Santo Domingo Church. Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P., an exorcist who specializes in…

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09

Mar

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still 4th nationwide despite rising by 24 notches globally in 2025 EduRank rankings

DESPITE CLIMBING 24 notches globally, the University of Santo Tomas remained the country’s fourth-best school for three consecutive years in the 2025 EduRank rankings. UST ranked 2,628th among 14,131 institutions in the latest edition of the assessment, an improvement from its previous ranking of 2,652th in 2024. However, the University…

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08

Mar

By Mei Lin Weng

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‘Faith and reason are not contradictory’

BELIEF IN God and rational thinking are not mutually exclusive and are even complementing each other in aiding the human mind in its journey to God as the source of truth, a University official said. In his homily during the mass commemorating the death anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday,…

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07

Mar

By Christian Querol and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Private school faculty groups slam CHED, DepEd for ‘delaying’ action on tuition hike share

FACULTY UNIONS from different private universities have slammed the country's education regulators for delaying action on the allocation and distribution of faculty members’ tuition increase shares, saying it has led to a “sustained inequality” between private and public school workers. In a statement released on Thursday, March 6, the Council…

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06

Mar

By Anna Victoria Asuncion

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Lacking public presence? UST excluded from nationwide poll on best PH university

A RECENT survey by OCTA Research picked up by mainstream media indicated that the University of the Philippines (UP), De La Salle University and Ateneo De Manila University were perceived to be the top universities in the country. But did you know that UST was not among the choices in the nationwide…

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06

Mar

By Christian Querol

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UST faculty to vote over deadlock to settle salary hike deal, other benefits

A YEAR after back-and-forth negotiations, members of the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) will finally decide whether to accept the management’s final offer of salary hikes and other benefits or to declare a deadlock on March 10. According to a letter by USTFU president Asst. Prof. Emerito Gonzales, the union has…

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06

Mar

By Christian Querol

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‘Christ is a CCTV that guides people to the truth’

CHRIST WATCHES over His people not to catch them doing sinful acts but to invite them to live a truthful life filled with purity and modesty, a University official said. In his homily during a university-wide Ash Wednesday mass on March 5, Vice Rector for Religious Affairs Fr. Pablo Tiong,…

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