Scenes

By LUIS MIGUEL B. ARUCAN THE PARENTS of hazing victim Horacio “Atio” Castillo III challenged Faculty of Civil Law Dean Nilo Divina to act on his word and defend Atio “as a son.” “Ilabas niya lahat ng frat members niya. If he really wants to defend Atio, come out. Ilabas …

By ANGEL B. DUKHA III THE TIME has come for the wounds from the hazing case of Horacio “Atio” Castillo III to heal, said Secretary-General Rev. Fr. Jesus Miranda O.P. during a memorial service held on Monday for the first death anniversary of the Civil Law freshman. Castillo died last …

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN ARTLETS Student Council President Rafael Arellano, along with other student leaders, signed on Sunday a statement urging the youth to gather for the United People’s Protest in Luneta on Sept. 21, the 46th anniversary of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ declaration of martial law. The statement …

By JOAHNA LEI E. CASILAO The Lumad and their supporters gathered at the University on Monday to call for the end of martial law in Mindanao, which they said has resulted in deaths, school bombings, and harassment of teachers. LOOK: The Lumad arrive at Plaza Mayor, marking the start of …

THE PARENTS of slain UST law freshman Horacio “Atio” Castillo III said they are hopeful to secure a conviction against the ‘Aegis 10’ after a hearing on Tuesday. Horacio Jr. and Carmina Castillo said they are confident that they have a strong case against the members of Aegis Juris fraternity …

ASIAN STUDIES freshman Makyla Chavez is the new face of the University in the upcoming UAAP Season 81. The new batch of courtside reporters–three of whom are returning to the court for the second time and five of whom are new–was announced by ABS-CBN Sports on Wednesday night. A television …

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN A second-alarm fire struck the famed Artlet hangout Antonio St. along Dapitan on Tuesday afternoon, gutting five houses and causing an estimated P450,000 worth of damages. Senior Inspector Redentor Alumno of the Manila Fire Bureau said the fire began at around 4:45 p.m. and spread …

By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN THE UST Central Student Council (CSC) and student councils of other Catholic universities urged the Senate to pass the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Bill in a joint statement released Tuesday. CSC President Francis Santos and the student council presidents of Ateneo …

By ANGEL B. DUKHA III and CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN AS THE implementation of the K to 12 program comes full circle, the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) welcomed 1,299 freshmen who marked the beginning of their Thomasian journey on Monday in the annual Thomasian Welcome Walk. The number …

ARCHBISHOP GABRIELE Giordano Caccia, papal nuncio to the Philippines, urged Thomasians to seek the truth lest they become “slaves” to other interests during the annual Misa de Apertura (Mass of the Holy Spirit) held Wednesday morning. Caccia said looking for the truth also means searching for Jesus Christ. “When we …