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Artlets alumnus is new NBI director

A PHILOSOPHY alumnus and former Cabinet official has been appointed as the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Melvin Matibag, a lawyer who served as Cabinet Secretary of former President Rodrigo Duterte, took his oath before Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Friday, Feb. 20. He succeeded veteran NBI…

Maritime cooperation seen as the meeting point of PH agenda in ASEAN meet

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Feb

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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Maritime cooperation seen as the meeting point of PH agenda in ASEAN meet

MARITIME COOPERATION will be the meeting place of the Philippines' priorities as chairman of this year's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, an official said. National Maritime Council spokesman Undersecretary Alexander Lopez said peace and security anchors, prosperity corridors and people empowerment would be the key priorities of the…

Artlets faculty member, former The Flame editor, assume key Malacañang posts

23

Feb

By John Martin Revilla

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Artlets faculty member, former The Flame editor, assume key Malacañang posts

TWO ARTLETS alumni have been appointed to offices performing vital functions in the government's seat of power. UST Legal Management instructor Dennis Santiago has been named deputy executive secretary for support services and auxiliaries under the Office of the President. Another Thomasian, Political Science alumnus Arthur Lawrence Los Baños, has been…

Magistrate calls for reforms in court system as Filipinos cling to Tulfo-style justice

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Feb

By Yimrhaq Mariano

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Magistrate calls for reforms in court system as Filipinos cling to Tulfo-style justice

A SUPREME COURT associate justice has cited the need for structural reforms to encourage the public to rely on the judiciary, saying public perception has become an impediment that prods some Filipinos to tap informal channels like Sen. Raffy Tulfo's show to resolve disputes. Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh said platforms like “Raffy Tulfo…

Hague academy official: States should carry responsibility for their officials’ int’l crimes

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Feb

By Yimrhaq Mariano

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Hague academy official: States should carry responsibility for their officials’ int’l crimes

THE PROSECUTION of public officials for crimes under the jurisdiction of international tribunals should not absolve the state of its responsibility for such acts or for failing to prevent and punish them, according to an official of a law academy based in Hague, where former president Rodrigo Duterte is detained…

Reforming systemic corruption begins in narratives, not in Congress, ex-budget chief tells writers

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Feb

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Reforming systemic corruption begins in narratives, not in Congress, ex-budget chief tells writers

REFORMING A corrupt system requires narratives that “refuse to normalize” structures that persist by exhausting people and public outrage, a former budget secretary said. Former budget secretary Florencio Abad said those in power who have enabled corruption in the budgetary process rely on fatigue by promising arrests and stalling investigations.…

Weak youth? Mental health issues not new, AB assistant dean and PAP president says

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Feb

By Alliya Jade Perez

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Weak youth? Mental health issues not new, AB assistant dean and PAP president says

FOLLOWING SEN. Robin Padilla’s controversial remark that today’s youth are “weak,” the president of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) and Artlets assistant dean said mental health concerns have long existed, but were often unrecognized in the past due to lower levels of literacy on the matter. During a hearing…

ABSC postpones Athena’s Cup after venue reservation issues with UST JHS

17

Feb

By Samaya Ty and Kayla Pauline Gonzalez

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ABSC postpones Athena’s Cup after venue reservation issues with UST JHS

THE ATHENA’S cup, one of the Faculty of Arts and Letters’ (AB) most-anticipated annual sports events, has been postponed due to overlapping venue reservations with the UST Junior High School (JHS). The SIKLAB: Athena’s Cup 2026, a series of various sports competitions among AB departments that were supposed to take…

Irresponsible AI use poses risk to future law career, aspiring lawyers told

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Feb

By Yimrhaq Mariano and John Martin Revilla

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Irresponsible AI use poses risk to future law career, aspiring lawyers told

Art by Ma. Alyanna Selda/ THE FLAME WHILE ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) eases schoolwork and legal tasks, an anti-cybercrime official warned Thomasians that relying on the technology without verification may put future law practitioners at risk of professional sanctions. Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) executive director and Thomasian alumnus…

St. Raymund’s building fails to bag energy conservation award, meets 2025 savings goal

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Feb

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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St. Raymund’s building fails to bag energy conservation award, meets 2025 savings goal

THE ST. Raymund de Peñafort building was not among the awarded facilities in the recent Energy Management Forum (EMF) as it failed to meet its energy savings target for the first month of 2025. St. Raymund’s, which houses both the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the College of Commerce,…