Arts and Letters Faculty Association Archives

May

Faculty group calls for vigilance after deferment of much-criticized GE curriculum

ALTHOUGH THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has postponed the pilot implementation of its reframed General Education (GE) curriculum, the Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) cited the need to be vigilant and to ensure that teachers are involved in the crafting of policies. CHED Chairperson Shirley Agrupis announced the…

UST faculty members hit CHED proposal to remove humanities subjects

May

By Nitya Aku

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UST faculty members hit CHED proposal to remove humanities subjects

The UST Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) assailed the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) proposal to overhaul the general education (GE) curriculum, saying the removal of humanities subjects reduces tertiary education to “mere job training.” On Friday, May 1, CHED released a draft memorandum order (CMO) that seeks to…

UST faculty union, admin to discuss ethical standards on outside employment

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST faculty union, admin to discuss ethical standards on outside employment

THE UST administration will meet with faculty members to address concerns over some provisions of the newly released Institutional Standards of Professional Ethics (ISPE) that supposedly conflict with the 2026 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). In a letter dated Nov. 7, UST Rector Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. said the administration is establishing a…

AB faculty union raises concerns over new outside, exclusive employment rule

Oct

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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AB faculty union raises concerns over new outside, exclusive employment rule

THE ARTS and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) has expressed concerns over the outside and exclusive employment provisions of UST's newly released ethical guidelines, saying it contradicts the University’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA). In a letter to the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) dated October 15, ALFA said the University’s updated Institutional…

AB faculty group head pushes for review of medical benefits to address rising health costs

Nov

By Sheridan Joy Delfino and John Martin Revilla

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AB faculty group head pushes for review of medical benefits to address rising health costs

THE HEAD of the Artlets faculty club has urged the University administration to update its medical benefits cap that has remained unchanged for almost three decades to make it more responsive to inflation and rising health costs. As employees await the decision on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), Arts and…

UST admin failed to explain health permit policy properly, Manila mayor claims

Aug

By The Flame News

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UST admin failed to explain health permit policy properly, Manila mayor claims

FOLLOWING A slew of criticism among labor groups claiming that the health permit requirement is “exploitative” and “discriminatory,” Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna has claimed that their grievances may have stemmed from the UST administration’s failure to relay the policy properly to its employees. In her first public statement on the…

Journalism chair ‘constrained’ to reassign teaching loads of instructors without health permits

Aug

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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Journalism chair ‘constrained’ to reassign teaching loads of instructors without health permits

THE HEAD of the Journalism department said he was “constrained” to reallocate the teaching loads of non-tenured instructors who failed to comply with the Manila health permit policy to lessen the disruptions at the start of the new academic year. Citing an email from the dean’s office, UST Department of…

Let non-compliant faculty members teach pending talks on health permit policy, AB dean urged

Aug

By Mei Lin Weng

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Let non-compliant faculty members teach pending talks on health permit policy, AB dean urged

THE UST Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) has urged the Artlets dean to allow teachers who have not complied with the Manila health permit policy to receive teaching loads while the issue is still developing, saying the sanction imposed by the University lacked fairness. In a letter to Artlets…

Jul

By The Flame News

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‘Unfair,’ ‘senseless:’ UST labor leaders slam MyUSTe portal lockout for employees without health permit

SOME LEADERS of UST employees’ groups have assailed the administration's decision to bar workers without health permits or professional tax receipts (PTR) from accessing the University’s official online service after the July 31 deadline, describing the sanction as “unfair” as it could impede their work in the long run. The…