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02

Mar

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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College of Science bolsters use of Filipino language in academic, campus activities

THE UST College of Science is boosting the use of the Filipino language in its course delivery, research publication and campus events to enrich the academic experience and promote the national language in school settings. In a memorandum released on Feb. 24, Science Dean Prof. Rey Donne Papa encouraged the…

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02

Mar

By Cali Asajar and Raymond Vince Manaloto

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AB grand alumni homecoming: Essence of liberal arts lives on despite new learning modes, UST rector says

THE GENERATIONAL differences between the offsprings of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) and its predecessor institutions, including the varying ways they learned their craft, do not diminish the humanistic core values of their liberal arts education, the rector said.  In his speech during the Philets and Artlets grand alumni…

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02

Mar

By The Flame News

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Get rid of ‘ako muna,’ ‘ako lamang’ traits to be freed from enslavement, Artlets told

EDUCATION MUST first free individuals from ignorance and selfishness before they could engage with others fairly and overcome more profound moral constraints, an Artlets professor said. In his address during the 57th St. Thomas More Lecture, Asian Studies Prof. Lino Baron said people must emulate saintly role models to attain…

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01

Mar

By Mei Lin Weng

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Pangilinan, Aquino top AB Philosophy survey on senatorial bets

FORMER LAWMAKERS Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV topped a pre-election survey on senatorial candidates answered by Philosophy students from the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB). A total of 150 out of 208 undergraduate students or 72.11% participated in the poll, which was conducted by…

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01

Mar

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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All INSPIRE projects, including UST initiatives, terminated by US government

THE US Agency for International Development (USAID) has scrapped funding for all activities under the Philippines’ natural resource projects, including at least two UST initiatives, saying they are “not aligned” with Washington's interests. In a letter to USAID grantees dated Feb. 25, US State Secretary Marco Rubio and acting USAID deputy…

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28

Feb

By Ma. Alyanna Selda and Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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UST ecotourism project eyes UK funding after losing USAID support

THE UNIVERSITY’S Siquijor-based ecotourism project will seek British funding after losing financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), one of the entities hit by the Trump administration's government streamlining efforts. Prof. Moises Norman Garcia, a researcher at the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED), said…

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27

Feb

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Journalists told to reinvent, work with content creators in recounting EDSA 1986

JOURNALISTS AND content creators should collaborate and be driven by a shared principle to retell historic events such as the EDSA People Power Revolution, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter said. In a panel discussion for the 39th anniversary of the 1986 revolt, UST Journalism instructor Manuel Mogato said the legacy media should reinvent and…

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24

Feb

By Christian Querol

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Artlets alumna appointed as PCO undersecretary

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos, Jr. has appointed UST Political Science alumna Clarissa Castro as undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the government's lead communication agency. Castro, who will also serve as Palace press officer, took her oath before Marcos on Monday, Feb. 24. As press officer, Castro will be holding press…

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24

Feb

By Veancy Palad

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The Flame gets PCIJ grant for West PH Sea info project

THE PHILIPPINE Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has awarded a grant to The Flame, the official student publication of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, as part of its efforts to promote awareness about the West Philippine Sea row. The Flame associate editor Gabriel Oliveros will receive P8,000 for…

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23

Feb

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Reject ‘Cold War mentalities’ that devalue smaller nations — DFA official

FILIPINOS MUST reject outdated “Cold War mentalities” that set smaller nations aside as global stability demands interconnected efforts, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) undersecretary and Artlets alumna said. In a seminar titled “Agents of Diplomacy II,” DFA undersecretary for administration Ma. Hellen De La Vega urged aspiring diplomats to…

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