Faculty of Arts and Letters Archives

Oct

Five Artlets alumni among distinguished Thomasian awardees

FIVE ARTLETS alumni are among the 61 awardees to be recognized during the 11th Distinguished Thomasian Alumni Awards on Nov. 27. The Faculty of Arts and Letters graduates who will be honored during the event are Julianito “Boy” Villasanta and Ferdinand Laureta of the UST Philets and Artlets Alumni Association…

Artlets instructor, alumnus reap plums at F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Awards

Oct

By The Flame Literary

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Artlets instructor, alumnus reap plums at F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Awards

TWO ARTLETS emerged as winners of the Filipino short story category at the 2026 F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Awards, a literary contest named after National Artist for Literature and former Thomasian F. Sionil Jose to uphold the legacy he left on Philippine literature. Creative Writing faculty Benjamin Gutierrez won…

AB’s first assistant regent vows to be a ‘confidant’ of Artlets

Sep

By Alden Stephen Texon

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AB’s first assistant regent vows to be a ‘confidant’ of Artlets

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters' (AB) first-ever assistant regent aims to be a welcoming presence for Artlets as they carry on with their journey in the University. The España University recently named Fr. Jayson Gonzales, O.P., as the first assistant regent of AB and assistant to the Vice Rector…

Thomasian lawyer named San Sebastian College-Recoletos law dean

Jul

By John Martin Revilla

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Thomasian lawyer named San Sebastian College-Recoletos law dean

A GRADUATE of the UST Political Science program and former government counsel has been tapped to lead the College of Law of San Sebastian College-Recoletos (SSC-R) Manila. The appointment of lawyer Edwin Carillo, a three-time bar examiner, as law dean was announced by SSC-R in a Facebook post on June…

More than a third of AB grads of classes ’22 to ’24 still jobless, studying again – tracer poll

Jul

By The Flame News

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More than a third of AB grads of classes ’22 to ’24 still jobless, studying again – tracer poll

MORE THAN a third of Artlets alumni respondents of a graduate tracer study reported being unemployed or pursuing another academic endeavor from 2022 to 2024. A Thomasian Graduate tracer study (TGTS) survey data obtained by The Flame showed that of the 742 respondents from the classes of 2022 to 2024, 138…

‘Sa kabila ng gulo, may naniniwala pa rin sa sangkatauhan’

Jun

By Brandon Lance Capiña

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‘Sa kabila ng gulo, may naniniwala pa rin sa sangkatauhan’

(Editor’s note: The full text of the address of thanks of Brandon Lance Capiña, valedictorian of UST Faculty of Arts and Letters Class of 2026) Rev. Fr. Roberto L. Luanzon Jr., O.P, SThD, DL, Vice-Rector for Finance, ex officio member of the Board of Trustees, University of Santo Tomas,…

Percentage of Artlets with Latin honors drops for second consecutive year

Jun

By Betchemar Gonzales and Alliya Jade Perez

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Percentage of Artlets with Latin honors drops for second consecutive year

THE PERCENTAGE of UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) graduates who will graduate with Latin honors decreased for the second consecutive year, but those who will receive the academic distinction still constitute the majority of the class of 2026. Of the 772 graduating Artlets, 396 or 51.3% will be…

Vendors brace for fewer earnings as UST allows more online classes to ease the impact of oil crisis

May

By Tessa Gia Lapig and Mariamne Yasmin Yap

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Vendors brace for fewer earnings as UST allows more online classes to ease the impact of oil crisis

THE SUN burns hotter than the oil they use to cook their saba snacks at Antonio Street. For more than 25 years, the livelihood of Wilson Ceynas and his wife coming from banana snacks, including turon, maruya and banana cue, have been affected by rising costs, prompting them to continue…

Thomasian and The Flame alumna bags top global honor for health reporting

May

By Alliya Jade Perez

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Thomasian and The Flame alumna bags top global honor for health reporting

AN ARTLETS graduate and former writer for The Flame was named the online category’s top winner at the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2025 for her reports that spotlighted the worsening impact of noncommunicable diseases in the country. UST Journalism alumna Cristina Eloisa Baclig, now a data journalist for INQUIRER.net,…

Artlets journo Lian Buan joins int’l human rights organization as PH researcher

May

By Ariza Marie Llorca

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Artlets journo Lian Buan joins int’l human rights organization as PH researcher

UST JOURNALISM alumna Lian Buan is set to take on the Philippines researcher post at Human Rights Watch, a New York-based organization that investigates and reports on rights conditions worldwide. Buan’s appointment will soon be formally announced, Rights Reports Philippines said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 6. The…