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14

Mar

By Cali Asajar

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UST Tiger TV Tiktok account hacked

THE OFFICIAL TikTok account of UST Tiger TV, Tiger Media Network’s online television unit, was hacked on Thursday, March 14, displaying changes in its username and account profile. Tiger TV online head Andrea Mendoza said she was informed of the unauthorized access at around 8 a.m., after the channel’s previous…

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14

Mar

By Erwin James Gianan and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Thesis advisers, panelists facing salary cuts given ‘less burdensome’ repayment plans

NEW REPAYMENT options that are “more convenient” and “economically less burdensome” are being offered to over 100 Artlets faculty members to be affected by a salary deduction that stemmed from a thesis honoraria miscalculation. UST Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) President Rene Luis Tadle said several modes of deduction…

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13

Mar

By The Flame News

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A day after appointment of new adviser, TomasinoWeb joins call to sack OSA officials

CAMPUS MEDIA outlet TomasinoWeb and other groups are calling for the termination of the top officials of the UST Office for Student Affairs (OSA) and an end to what they described as the “unnecessary bureaucratic and repressive culture and system” at the University. In an open letter to UST Rector Richard Ang, O.P. on March 12,…

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11

Mar

By The Flame News

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House reso seeks probe on TomasinoWeb censorship, ‘democratic rights violation at UST’

A RESOLUTION has been filed urging the House of Representatives to investigate the alleged censorship and threats made by the UST Office for Student Affairs (OSA) against campus media entity TomasinoWeb and other “democratic rights violation" at the University. Kabataan Partylist representative Raoul Manuel filed House Resolution No. 1633 on…

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11

Mar

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo

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TomasinoWeb back on social media with new adviser

UST MEDIA outlet TomasinoWeb has resumed its social media operations following the appointment of its new adviser. “After a brief hiatus, and following the official appointment of our new adviser, TomasinoWeb, the premier digital media organization of the University of Santo Tomas is now back on all social media platforms,”…

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10

Mar

By Micah Pascua

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Journalism alumna named best presenter in SEA conference

A JOURNALISM alumna has been recognized as one of the best presenters in an international conference for media studies in Malaysia. Anne Jeanette Priela won the award for delivering her master’s thesis, “Engaging the Unengaged: Drivers of Gcash Adoption and Continuance Intention Among Unbanked Consumers in the Philippines” in the…

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08

Mar

By Mei Lin Weng

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Tindig-UST AB gets Artlets Comelec’s nod; SDP denied accreditation

ONLY ONE political party in the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) received accreditation from the AB Commission on Elections after the UST Students’ Democratic Party failed to meet its minimum membership requirement. AB Comelec recognized Tindig-UST AB as the lone recognized political party in the faculty in a resolution…

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08

Mar

By Cali Asajar

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‘Demand for preferred pronouns twists logical thinking’

THE DEMAND by some sectors for people to use preferred pronouns twists logical thinking, a prelate said, assailing those who impose it as "oppressors" and "masters of entitlement." Malolos Bishop Dennis Villarojo said the modern ways of self-expression, including the demand for preferred gender pronouns, undermine the concept of virtue and norms…

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08

Mar

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still PH’s 4th best school in 2024 EduRank rankings

  THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas still ranked fourth among 229 Philippine institutions in the 2024 EduRank world university rankings. UST placed 2,652 overall out of 14,131 global institutions in the independent metric-based ranking published in February 2024. The country’s top-performing school was University of the Philippines Diliman (1,367th), followed…

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07

Mar

By Carlo Jose Ruga, Ma. Alyanna Selda and Mei Lin Weng

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Archbishop Villegas: Death a gift of mercy

DEATH MUST not be feared as it is a gesture of mercy bestowed by God to free humans from their sins and misery on earth, an archbishop said.  Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan said that while a long life may be a blessing, it can also be a curse as…

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