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Jun

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo, Aljon Danniell Eguia and Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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UST tuition hike trimmed to 6%

THE UST administration has reduced its tuition increase for the next academic year to 6%, the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) announced Thursday night, June 8. The University originally proposed a 7% tuition hike, a rate that officials said reflected fees that coincided with the ones aproved by the Commission on…

04

Jun

By The Flame News

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74% of UST Artlets seniors to graduate with Latin honors

NEARLY THREE in every four Artlet seniors will graduate with Latin honors, based on the graduation program released by the dean’s office over the weekend. Of the 899 Artlets who will graduate this year, 666 or 74% will finish their degree with honors. More than half of the graduates in…

‘Transition’ graduates exit UST Arch of the Centuries

03

Jun

By Giannah Erin Ochoa and Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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‘Transition’ graduates exit UST Arch of the Centuries

MEMBERS OF UST batch 2023 made their farewell walk at the Arch of the Centuries on Tuesday, May 30, symbolically ending a college stint marked by a transition towards a return to normalcy and the struggles posed by hybrid learning. The graduating students, who missed two years of on-campus learning,…

UST maintains rank in 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

01

Jun

By Prince Ronson Sabado

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UST maintains rank in 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

by PRINCE RONSON SABADO THE UNIVERSITY maintained its 601-800 ranking in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, posting the highest scores in three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In an email interview with The Flame, THE said UST performed best in SDGs on good health and well-being, gender equality…

UST Rector to Batch 2023: Be prolific, fulfill your duties

31

May

By The Flame News

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UST Rector to Batch 2023: Be prolific, fulfill your duties

UST RECTOR Rev. Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. called on graduating students of batch 2023 to be productive and to embody Thomasian values as they pursue their professions. "You are designed to function in a unique and distinctive way, so fulfill your destiny, be creative, be prolific in your chosen profession,…

28

May

By The Flame News

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Six Artlets reap awards in this year’s Student Awards

THE UNIVERSITY has conferred awards to six Artlets in recognition of their exceptional academic and non-academic achievements during the Student Awards Day 2023. Awarded medals and certificates were creative writing student Franz Austin V. de Mesa; english language studies student Ma. Kaela Joselle Madrunio; political science students John Lloyd D.…

Vatican-affiliated exorcists group backs Dominican priest in alleged religious mockery case

27

May

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo and Prince Ronson Sabado

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Vatican-affiliated exorcists group backs Dominican priest in alleged religious mockery case

A VATICAN-AFFILIATED exorcists group voiced out its support for a UST Faculty of Sacred Theology instructor and Dominican priest who was arrested recently for allegedly mocking the supposed apparition of the Virgin Mary in Lipa City. In a statement, the Philippine Association of Catholic Exorcists (PACE) said Fr. Winston Cabading,…

Dos and don’ts for the onsite Baccalaureate Mass 2023

25

May

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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Dos and don’ts for the onsite Baccalaureate Mass 2023

THE UNIVERSITY will send off the graduating batch at its UST grandstand and open field for the Baccalaureate Mass on May 30. According to the Office of the Secretary-General (OSG), the event will be divided into the pre-event activities, the Eucharistic celebration proper, and the post-mass program. The Flame prepared…

(UPDATED) Dominican priest arrested for ‘offending religious feelings’

24

May

By The Flame News

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(UPDATED) Dominican priest arrested for ‘offending religious feelings’

A DOMINICAN priest and instructor of the UST Faculty of Sacred Theology was arrested by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) for allegedly mocking the supposed apparition of the Virgin Mary in Lipa City. Fr. Winston Cabading, also an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Manila, was…

UST’s tuition hike consultation lacked student representation – ABSC

18

May

By The Flame News

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UST’s tuition hike consultation lacked student representation – ABSC

OFFICERS OF the Faculty of Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) expressed disappointment over UST's consultation on the proposed increase in tuition and other fees, saying it should have considered the opinions of all its students. On April 27, the University proposed a 7% increase in tuition, miscellaneous and…