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11

Apr

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Mercury Drug president and UST alumna dies at 69

Thomasian alumna and president of leading drugstore chain Mercury Group of Companies Vivian Que-Azcona passed away on Saturday, April 5, the University announced. She was 69. “Under her leadership and that of her father’s, Dr. Mariano Que…Mercury Drug Corporation became the respected pharmacy chain that has helped save lives of…

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10

Apr

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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UST to integrate e-resources in Canvas

HASSLED BY the need for multiple logins when doing a paper? Thomasians may start accessing all e-learning materials on Canvas next academic year as part of the University’s effort to encourage research and support a digitally inclined academic setting. UST e-learning specialist Lejempf Flores said the Miguel de Benavides Library would…

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09

Apr

By The Flame News

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ABSC bets push for amended rules on campaign offenses, party accreditation

PENALTIES ON minor campaign offenses and the accreditation requirements for parties under the 2011 UST Students’ Elections Code should be reviewed to encourage political participation among students, candidates for the Faculty of Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) said. Franz Rickhayle Salangsang, who is running for ABSC secretary, claimed that…

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09

Apr

By Christian Querol

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Three items in UST bargaining deal deadlock resolved

THREE PROVISIONS in the deadlocked collective bargaining agreement talks were settled during the second meeting of the UST management and the faculty union mediated by the labor department last April 7. The UST Faculty Union (USTFU) said negotiators reached a settlement on the benefits in the National Service Training Program amounting…

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09

Apr

By Sheridan Joy Delfino and Kayla Pauline Gonzalez

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Be cautious of viewing facts as absolute truth, youth told

YOUNG VOTERS should be cautious of accepting facts as absolute truths since information taken out of context could easily change the narrative, the chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. During the seventh installment of the UST Media Leadership Lecture Series, Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia urged the youth…

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08

Apr

By Trisha Tamio

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Motion sensor lights to be installed in all UST restrooms, streetlights

THOMASIANS MAY soon walk through campus grounds with automatic light fixtures as the University is planning to install motion sensor lights in all its public restrooms and streetlights to boost its energy efficiency efforts. Installations of motion-activated lights in other shared spaces, such as classrooms and offices, may also be…

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06

Apr

By Anna Victoria Asuncion

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Challenge the status quo, youth told

TODAY'S YOUTH should demonstrate their power to shape global affairs by embracing diverse perspectives and confronting the challenge of reconciling different truths, an Asian Studies professor said. In his remarks during the 11th UST Model United Nations (MUN), Prof. Jan Michael Denila urged young people to avoid complacency, collaborate with…

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06

Apr

By The Flame News

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137 profs to receive P500,000 backpay from tuition hike proceeds, UST says

THE UNIVERSITY has clarified that 137 faculty members would receive adjustments exceeding P500,000 before taxes, denying the UST Faculty Union’s (USTFU) claim that a roughly half-a-million backpay from tuition hike shares would only cover 17 professors. Following a recalculation, UST said the adjustments derived from the tuition increase proceeds from…

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06

Apr

By Veancy Palad

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CHED’s inaction on teachers’ tuition hike shares may lead to crisis, faculty coalition claims

FACULTY UNIONS from different private schools have urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to address concerns over universities’ compliance with tuition hike share policies, saying the issue may spiral into a “national education crisis” if not acted upon immediately. The Council of Teachers and Staff of Colleges and Universities…

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05

Apr

By The Flame News

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UST says ‘full context’ needed in understanding its financial status to avoid misconceptions

UST HAS urged the public to analyze financial data and public statements in their entirety, saying selectively citing figures from its audited financial report without understanding their operational functions causes misconceptions. The University said mistaking its short-term investments and net asset increases for “idle funds” fails to account for its comprehensive…

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