Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba

Late AB dean Villaba inspired female students to pursue higher studies, former UST rector says

Late AB dean Villaba inspired female students to pursue higher studies, former UST rector says

THE LEGACY of the late UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba would live on because of her contributions in pioneering philosophy among female students, a former rector of the University said.  In his homily during the funeral mass for Villaba, Fr. Rolando de la Rosa,…
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Former AB dean Magdalena Villaba passes away

Former AB dean Magdalena Villaba passes away

FORMER UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba, who designed the uniform of female Artlets with the iconic lambda, died on Monday, Sept. 11. She was 95 years old. Villaba’s granddaughter Teta confirmed her death but declined to provide additional details. The University of Santo Tomas…
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