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Private schools group withdraws NTF-ELCAC membership, cites importance of academic freedom

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Feb

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Private schools group withdraws NTF-ELCAC membership, cites importance of academic freedom

The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) has withdrawn its membership from the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), citing the need to preserve academic freedom and to "strengthen" its "education initiative." The withdrawal came less than three months after it joined the task force, which has drawn…

Watchdog accuses PH bishops of covering up clerics’ child sex abuses

01

Feb

By The Flame News

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Watchdog accuses PH bishops of covering up clerics’ child sex abuses

CATHOLIC BISHOPS in the Philippines have been “covering up” the cases of clerics accused of sexually abusing minors, an international group claimed, as it released a database naming 82 priests and bishops assigned to the country who have been linked to such crimes. Anne Doyle, co-director of BishopAccountability.org, said…

Storm signal No. 2 to trigger online classes for UST college, SHS levels

01

Feb

By The Flame News

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Storm signal No. 2 to trigger online classes for UST college, SHS levels

UNLIKE PREVIOUS guidelines that left class suspensions for college at the discretion of schools during bad weather, tertiary and senior high school levels at flood-prone UST will now shift to online classes once Manila is placed under Signal No. 2. According to a circular issued by the Office of the…

Former AB dean named executive director of international Catholic education journal

31

Jan

By Trisha Tamio

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Former AB dean named executive director of international Catholic education journal

A POLITICAL Science professor and former dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters has been appointed to the International Studies in Catholic Education (ISCE). Prof. Belen Tangco of the Political Science department will serve as executive director of the ISCE editorial board, which publishes articles on Catholic education and…

Number of UST enrollees rises by 2.3% in the second term of AY 2024-2025

30

Jan

By Mei Lin Weng

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Number of UST enrollees rises by 2.3% in the second term of AY 2024-2025

A TOTAL of 41,605 Thomasians enrolled in UST for the second term of academic year 2024-2025, higher by 2.3% than the 40,657 enrollees in the same term last year, the final tally from the Office of the Registrar showed. However, the figure is lower by 3.1% than last term’s turnout…

UST engineering grad-turned-priest is new Quiapo Church rector

29

Jan

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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UST engineering grad-turned-priest is new Quiapo Church rector

A THOMASIAN alumnus has been appointed as the new rector and parish priest of Quiapo Church. Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula designated Fr. Ramon Jade Licuanan as head of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, more commonly known as Quiapo Church, through a circular issued on Wednesday, Jan. 29.…

AB Board of Majors names OIC secretary; four ABSC posts still vacant

28

Jan

By The Flame News

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AB Board of Majors names OIC secretary; four ABSC posts still vacant

FOUR ARTLETS Student Council (ABSC) posts remain vacant as the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Board of Majors appointed only one officer-in-charge for the second term following the candidates' withdrawal or failure to muster the majority vote. Communication sophomore Mari Angelo Moredo was selected as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the ABSC Office of the…

Be ‘discreet’ like Christ, Vatican official tells Thomasians

28

Jan

By The Flame News

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Be ‘discreet’ like Christ, Vatican official tells Thomasians

A VATICAN official called on Thomasians to be "discreet" like Christ, saying it allows one to radiate positivity without boasting or exuding self-importance. In his homily during the mass for the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Archbishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi said devotees should steer attention away…

Church dedicated to Sampaloc patroness, two others, declared as national shrines

27

Jan

By The Flame News

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Church dedicated to Sampaloc patroness, two others, declared as national shrines

THE ARCHDIOCESAN Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, which houses the centuries-old image of Sampaloc’s patroness, was declared a national shrine by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, Jan. 25. Two other churches, namely the Archdiocesan Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace or EDSA Shrine in Quezon…

Artlets prof named RCSSED deputy director

25

Jan

By Mei Lin Weng

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Artlets prof named RCSSED deputy director

AN ENGLISH professor from the Faculty of Arts and Letters has been appointed assistant director of the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED). Asst. Prof. Katrina Topacio of the English department assumed the post last Jan. 15, replacing Asst. Prof. Pia Tenedero, who served as RCSSED deputy…