St. Raymund de Peñafort building Archives

St. Raymund’s building fails to bag energy conservation award, meets 2025 savings goal

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Feb

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St. Raymund’s building fails to bag energy conservation award, meets 2025 savings goal

THE ST. Raymund de Peñafort building was not among the awarded facilities in the recent Energy Management Forum (EMF) as it failed to meet its energy savings target for the first month of 2025. St. Raymund’s, which houses both the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the College of Commerce,…

Electricity issue sparks evacuation in St. Raymund

23

Jun

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Electricity issue sparks evacuation in St. Raymund

STUDENTS AND academic staff of the Faculty of Arts and Letters and College of Commerce were forced to evacuate and switch to enriched virtual mode (EVM) because of an electrical issue at the St. Raymund de Peñafort Building on Monday, June 23. Summer classes in the building were interrupted as…

Cool corners of the campus: Spots to beat the heat in UST this dry season

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Apr

By Yvonnah Michaella Julian and Levie Julianne Martin

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Cool corners of the campus: Spots to beat the heat in UST this dry season

IT IS that time of the year again: the moment you step outside, beads of sweat form on your forehead, trickling down your face as the scorching sun sears your skin. The air feels thick and suffocating. As of April, Metro Manila has experienced dangerously high temperatures, with the heat…

‘Most efficient’ to ‘most concerning:’ St. Raymund building’s energy savings down by more than half last year

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Feb

By Veancy Palad and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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‘Most efficient’ to ‘most concerning:’ St. Raymund building’s energy savings down by more than half last year

AFTER PREVIOUSLY accumulating one of the highest energy savings among UST facilities, the St. Raymund de Peñafort building was identified as one of the most concerning facilities in terms of energy consumption in 2024. The energy conserved by St. Raymund’s, which houses the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the…

Four UST academic units to go online from Sept. 4 to 17 due to Bar exams

30

Aug

By The Flame News

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Four UST academic units to go online from Sept. 4 to 17 due to Bar exams

FOUR UST academic units will shift to online learning from Sept. 4 to 17 while the University serves as a local testing center for the 2024 Bar examinations, according to a memorandum released by the Office of the Secretary General. The Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB), College of Commerce…

19

Jul

By Ma. Irish Fery

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Standing on the shoulders of Kuya Ramon

THE HALLS of the 79-year-old St. Raymund de Peñafort building are kept polished without any blot of dirt or scattered piles of chairs. Both students and faculty members owe this to workers like Ramon Ciruela. Upon entering the building, one will see him as a thin, 46-year-old upright man, standing…

Power restored at UST a day after campus-wide electrical outage

05

Apr

By Cali Asajar and John Martin Revilla

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Power restored at UST a day after campus-wide electrical outage

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas regained electricity on Friday, April 5, a day after experiencing a power outage that forced academic units to shift to online classes following the explosion of two fuses on its primary metering pole. UST Facilities Management Office (FMO) security engineer Jared Gunting confirmed that power…

07

Feb

By Veancy Palad and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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St. Raymund building among UST’s most energy efficient facilities

THE ST. Raymund de Peñafort building accumulated one of the highest energy savings among the University facilities in 2023, according to the UST Facilities and Management Office (UST-FMO). The building, which houses the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the College of Commerce, earned the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EEC)…

UST to host barangay, SK polls on Oct. 30

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Oct

By Aljon Danniell Eguia

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UST to host barangay, SK polls on Oct. 30

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas will host the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections for the voters of Manila District 4 on Monday, Oct. 30. In a circular dated Oct. 26, the Office of the Secretary-General said the St. Raymund de Peñafort and Benavides buildings would serve as the polling…

Almost all AB programs to go online from Sept. 13 to 26 due to Bar exams

21

Aug

By The Flame News

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Almost all AB programs to go online from Sept. 13 to 26 due to Bar exams

THE MAJORITY of programs under the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) will shift to online learning from Sept. 13 to 26 due to the designation of the St. Raymund de Peñafort building as a testing area for the 2023 Bar examinations, according to a memorandum from the dean's office. Journalism…