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23

Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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Three Artlets, including two Flame alumni, elected officers of PH foreign correspondents group

THREE THOMASIAN journalists, two of them alumni of The Flame, were elected to top posts in a professional organization of media practitioners representing international news entities.  Artlets alumni Karen Lema, Aaron Favila and Aie Balagtas See were elected as officers of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) for the term…

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23

Jun

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Electricity issue sparks evacuation in St. Raymund

STUDENTS AND academic staff of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and College of Commerce were forced to evacuate and switch to enriched virtual mode (EVM) because of an electrical issue at the St. Raymund de Peñafort Building on Monday, June 23. Summer classes in the building were interrupted as…

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22

Jun

By The Flame News

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UST-AMV College of Accountancy mourns demise of alumnus found dead in Cavite

THE UST Alfredo M. Velayo (AMV) College of Accountancy condoled with the family of its alumnus who was found dead in Cavite after being missing for more than two weeks. “The UST-AMV College of Accountancy mourns the passing of our alumnus, Anthony B. Granada, a BS Management Accounting graduate from…

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21

Jun

By Sheridan Joy Delfino

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UST rector named new head of Catholic university association

UST RECTOR Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. has been elected as the new president of a group of Catholic higher education institutions in the country. Ang will serve as president of the Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines (ACUP) until 2027, the group announced on Friday, June 10. He succeeded…

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19

Jun

By Veancy Palad

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UST still the 4th best PH University in QS World Rankings despite higher score

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas obtained a higher overall score in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings but it was not enough to improve its standing among Philippine institutions as it remained the country's fourth best in the latest edition of the assessment. UST retained its global rank of…

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18

Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST remains in 601-800 bracket for fifth consecutive year in THE Impact Rankings

DESPITE IMPROVEMENTS in its overall scores, the University of Santo Tomas landed within the 601-800 band globally in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, marking its fifth straight year in the same tier. In the latest edition of the assessment, which evaluates schools’ contribution to the sustainable development…

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13

Jun

By The Flame News

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USTFU ratifies CBA, clears the way for the distribution of tuition hike shares

AFTER A series of deadlocks and negotiations with the administration, the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) has finally ratified the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), greenlighting the release of the academic staff’s long-awaited tuition increase shares worth P220 million. A total of 1,410 union members voted to ratify the 2021-2026 CBA, comprising…

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12

Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST Faculty Union wants tuition hike benefits separated from CBA negotiations

THE UST Faculty Union (USTFU) will lobby for the permanent separation of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) talks and the discussion of academic staff’s tuition increase shares, one of the most contested points that triggered its months-long labor dispute with the administration. In the union’s general assembly held on Tuesday,…

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11

Jun

By Barbra Althea Gavilan

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Creative Writing department eyes new curriculum to meet emerging artistic demands

CREATIVE WRITING students may soon say annyeonghaseyo to a course on Korean drama as their department is planning to revise its curriculum to include subjects that will prepare them for the demands of modern media platforms. Creative Writing department chair Prof. Joselito delos Reyes said it was “high time” for the program…

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10

Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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NAST fetes UST Journalism professor for remittances study

A PROFESSOR from the UST Journalism department has reaped the 2025 Outstanding Scientific Paper Award from the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines, the highest recognition and scientific advisory body of the country. Journalism professor and UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education director Prof. Jeremaiah Opiniano…

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