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05

Apr

By Eduardo Fajermo Jr.

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Independent candidates eye amendments to ‘outdated’ ABSC constitution

by EDUARDO FAJERMO JR.  INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES running for president and external vice president of the Faculty of Arts and Letter Student Council (ABSC) are pushing for amendments to the student body’s constitution, citing the need to update and clarify some of its provisions. Ratified in 2005, the constitution outlines the…

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03

Apr

By Matthew Dave Jucom and Dawn Danielle Solano

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ABSC candidates call for a safe return of F2F classes, on-site org activities

ALL CANDIDATES of this year’s Artlets student council (ABSC) elections are pushing for a safe resumption of the activities of student organizations once the University resumes face-to-face (F2F) classes. ABSC presidential bets Cyrille Coronado and Kim Czaccei Dacanay, candidates for external vice president Timothy Santiago and Ierathel Tabuno, lone candidate…

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01

Apr

By The Flame News

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UST completes retrofitting of facilities of seven colleges

by KAREN RENEE S. NOGOY THE FACILITIES of seven colleges in the University have been retrofitted and are ready to be used for limited face-to-face classes, the Facilities Management Office (FMO) said. The University has retrofitted the facilities being used by the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, College of Nursing,…

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26

Mar

By Nillicent Bautista

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Strengthen int’l health cooperation for pandemic recovery, gov’t urged

THE GOVERNMENT should strengthen international health cooperation and diplomacy to help the country survive unprecedented health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical expert said. Agencies must draw on the existing international cooperation and policies as these have helped the country survive the multisectoral adversities brought by the pandemic,…

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23

Mar

By Karen Renee Nogoy

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Open windows, health protocol tarpaulins: UST starts retrofitting of ‘new normal’ classrooms

WHEN THOMASIANS return to the University for in-person classes, they will be greeted with more spacious rooms, open windows, floor markings, and tarpaulins containing health protocols. These are among the changes in classrooms that are retrofitted to comply with COVID-19 safety standards set by the government, the Facilities and Management…

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21

Mar

By The Flame Issues

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Only three out of nine VP candidates favor tandem voting

ONLY THREE of the nine vice presidential candidates favor tandem voting to ensure that the executive branch is cohesive, harmonious, and progressing. Dr. Willie Ong believed that the vice president should complement the president to ensure the sustainability of government projects. “It would be good if the vice president will…

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21

Mar

By Dawn Danielle Solano

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P200 monthly aid not enough amid fuel price hikes, VP bets say

Seven vice presidential candidates claimed that the approved P200 monthly subsidy is insufficient at a time of rising fuel and goods prices, suggesting the suspension of excise tax.  In a segment of the Commission on Elections’ first vice presidential debate, aspirants Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan,…

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20

Mar

By Siegfred Aldous Lacerna

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Four presidential candidates unite to collect P203-B Marcos estate tax debt

  FOUR PRESIDENTIAL candidates were in the same boat of collecting the P203 billion estate tax debt of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s heirs to help farmers and drivers amid price hike on various commodities. This after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) confirmed to the camp of presidential bet…

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20

Mar

By The Flame News

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3 presidential aspirants vow to prioritize agri-industry to strengthen economy

by NILLICENT BAUTISTA THREE PRESIDENTIAL bets vowed to prioritize the agricultural industry for economic revival during the Commission on Elections’ first presidential debate. Former presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, labor leader Leody de Guzman, and Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said focusing on the agricultural sector would help address…

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20

Mar

By The Flame News

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Presidential bets bare plans for next COVID-19 surge

The nine presidential candidates’ responses to future COVID-19 surge varied with some putting emphasis on fast vaccine rollout and others mulling on strengthening other public health protocols.  Faisal Mangondato, a businessman and standard-bearer of Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi, emphasized the need to focus on the medicines against COVID-19 so the…

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