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31

Aug

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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Special elections in AB to push through; filing of candidacy papers set on Sept. 7

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Aug. 29 ordered that special elections will be held to fill the vacant positions of vice president for internal affairs, secretary, and auditor of the Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC). In a resolution, the AB Comelec, in…

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26

Aug

By Maria Eden Dino

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Central Comelec proclaims new CSC officers; local units to have autonomy from CJB order

THERE IS now a possibility of special elections for the vacant positions in the Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC). Although the UST Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed Central Student Council (CSC) bets with the highest number of votes next to “abstain” as winners of the student elections, the poll…

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25

Aug

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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PolSci prof reappointed as Faculty Secretary

ASST. PROF. Ma. Zenia Rodriguez, who served as Faculty Secretary of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) in 2014, was reappointed to the position for the academic year 2017 to 2018. Rodriguez replaced Assoc. Prof. Luciana Urquiola, who served during the academic years 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to…

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22

Aug

By Janyn Mariella Montealegre

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HSTSOC now a member of PH historical commission network

THE UST History Society (HSTSOC) was recognized as new member of a committee under the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) on Aug. 16. HSTSOC is now part of the Local Historical Committees Network (LHCN), a segment of NHPC tasked to monitor and coordinate with various external historical groups…

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21

Aug

By The Flame News

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Lumad leader seeks land security, end to martial law

A LUMAD leader called on the government on Saturday to stop martial law in Mindanao and instead focus on sustaining the lands of Lumads and supporting the education of the children in the island. Dulphing Ogan, secretary-general of Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao, a group that aims to promote…

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19

Aug

By Maria Eden Dino

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ABS-CBN Univ president tells student leaders: Accept yourself, listen to people

SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND consideration to others are the foundations of an effective leader, the president of ABS-CBN University told Thomasian student leaders in a lecture held Friday. “You can have all the best skills and the wholesome discipline but it all begins with oneself. […] To appreciate your strengths, […] to…

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15

Aug

By Angelique Anne Torres

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Former AB prof among new presidential appointees

A FORMER professor from the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) National Commission of the Philippines on Aug. 10. Jose David Lapuz, who taught Rizal courses and political science in AB, will…

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11

Aug

By Maria Eden Dino

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Philo online journal gets CHED incentive

THE ONLINE journal of the UST Department of Philosophy obtained a grant from the Journal Incentive Program (JIP) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), giving the journal technical and financial support. Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy was given the Journal Challenge Grant, a grant that aims to support…

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08

Aug

By The Flame News

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UST Rector: Recognize one’s beauty based on personality

ONE SHOULD see the beauty of a person through his/her good deeds and not just his/her physical appearance. This was the message of UST Rector Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy O.P. to the Thomasian community during the Eucharistic celebration held Monday for the feast day of St. Dominic de Guzman. “It…

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05

Aug

By The Flame News

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AB welcomes more freshmen; JRN, LM back as freshmen programs

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) welcomed 190 freshmen this year—72 students more than last academic year—during the annual Thomasian Welcome Walk held Friday. AB welcomed two sections of Communication Arts freshmen, and one section each of first year Political Science, Journalism, and Legal Management students.UST welcomed a total…

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