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23

Nov

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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Sole VP-Int bet withdraws candidacy; Comelec to reopen filing of COCs

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO SOLE Vice President (VP)-Internal bet China Ricci Vergara from the Students’ Democratic Party withdrew her candidacy on Wednesday citing personal and academic reasons, leaving the position temporarily vacant. Vergara’s withdrawal from the race was announced by the AB Commission on Elections (AB Comelec) hours ahead…

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19

Nov

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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Literature Department hits SC ruling on Filipino, Panitikan subjects

THE Department of Literature decried on Thursday the Supreme Court (SC) ruling allowing the removal of Filipino and Panitikan subjects from the tertiary level, saying the decision will have the “unmeasurable damage” on future generations of Filipinos. Literature professors lamented that the decision will affect more than just students’ mental…

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12

Nov

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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VP-Int, PRO posts to be permanently vacant if third filing of COCs fails, says BOM

  THE POSITIONS of Vice President (VP)-Internal and Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) will be declared permanently vacant until the next general elections should the third filing for special elections fail, said the Board of Majors (BOM). In a resolution released Wednesday, the BOM declared…

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09

Nov

By Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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Human nature draws readers to fake news, says journ scholar

FAKE NEWS is a historical concept and human nature is one of the reasons why it “has been around forever,” American journalism scholar Stephanie Edgerly told Artlets on Wednesday. “There is a big tendency for us to believe something, or agree with something, or think it’s more credible and trustworthy…

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04

Nov

By Joahna Lei Casilao and Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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Artlets alum seeking Senate seat decries nuisance candidate petition

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO and MA. LEANDRA A. TAMARES JOURNALISM ALUMNUS and lawyer-educator Angelo De Alban slammed the petition of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) law department to declare him a nuisance candidate after his financial capability to mount a nationwide campaign was questioned. De Alban said the Comelec’s…

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29

Oct

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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ABSC VP-Internal resigns, apologizes for lapses in service

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN ARTLETS Student Council (ABSC) Vice President-Internal Anika Imperial resigned from her post on Thursday citing medical problems and apologized for her lapses during her term in response to accusations of incompetence from some Artlets. In a statement released on her personal social media accounts, the…

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14

Oct

By Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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Journ alumni bag business journalism awards

By MA. LEANDREA A. TAMARES FOUR Thomasian journalism alumni were honored in the 27th Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (Ejap) Awards, the highest award-giving body for business journalism in the Philippines. Philippine Star reporter Louise Maureen Simeon of Batch 2015 was recognized as Agriculture/Mining Reporter of the Year. Jasper…

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11

Oct

By Angel Dukha III

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Artlets alumni win big in 68th Palanca Awards

THREE ALUMNI of the Faculty were among the litterateurs awarded in the 68th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards). Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies resident fellow Paul Castillo bagged first place in the Tula category while journalism graduates Iza Maria Reyes and Chuck Smith won…

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10

Oct

By The Flame News

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Like Jesus, Padre Pio was for salvation, not condemnation — Caloocan bishop

THE HEART of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, like that of Jesus, “burned with the priestly zeal to save and not to condemn sinners.” This was the homily of Fr. Virgilio David, Caloocan bishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) vice president, on Monday following the arrival of the…

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06

Oct

By Joahna Lei Casilao

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AB socs condemn “red-tagging” of UST

SEVERAL SOCIETIES from the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) denounced the inclusion of the University (UST) in the military’s list of 18 schools allegedly involved in a rumored ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., assistant deputy chief of staff for operations of the Armed…

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