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Thomasian priest and scientist flags ‘coercive’ bill on organ donation incentives

Thomasian priest and scientist flags ‘coercive’ bill on organ donation incentives

AS LAWMAKERS propose ways to improve transplantation in the country, a UST Theology and Biological Sciences professor warned that monetizing organ donation could “corrupt” the system and “coerce” Filipinos into donating. During a hearing at the House of Representatives, Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., chair of the National Transplant Ethics Committee…
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Artlets alumna and former Cabinet official elected House secretary-general

Artlets alumna and former Cabinet official elected House secretary-general

DAYS AFTER a change in its leadership, the House of Representatives elected AB Communication Arts alumna and former presidential communications secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil as its new secretary-general. Garafil, a lawyer and former journalist, succeeded Reginald Velasco as House secretary-general and took her oath on Tuesday, Sept. 23. She will be responsible for…
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Hold OSA accountable for violating students’ democratic rights – youth lawmaker

Hold OSA accountable for violating students’ democratic rights – youth lawmaker

THE UST Office for Student Affairs (OSA) administrators who ordered the takedown of campus media outlet TomasinoWeb’s 7-Eleven photo should be held accountable for “violating students’ democratic rights,” a party-list representative for the youth said.  In his privilege speech before Congress, Kabataan party-list representative Raoul Manuel called OSA officials “repressive”…
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Twenty-three notable news of 2023

Twenty-three notable news of 2023

THE YEAR 2023 was a period of revival and transition. It witnessed the revival of economic activity and social gatherings with the lifting of a global health emergency caused by a three-year pandemic. The year likewise saw the return of the women’s basketball title to UST after nearly a decade…
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