UST Department of Philosophy Archives

Clear hiring rules needed to prevent gender-based discrimination, broadcast journalist says

03

Mar

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Clear hiring rules needed to prevent gender-based discrimination, broadcast journalist says

MEDIA INSTITUTIONS should establish guidelines to ensure that hiring decisions are based on qualifications, not gender, to prevent discrimination, a broadcast journalist said. Bernadette Reyes, an anchor and reporter for GMA News, said women in the media continue to face gender-based discrimination, as their capabilities are often questioned when they take on roles…

Artlets graduate and former PSE chief named new SEC chairperson

03

Jun

By Mei Lin Weng

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Artlets graduate and former PSE chief named new SEC chairperson

ARTLETS ALUMNUS and lawyer Francis Edralin Lim has been appointed the next chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced in a press briefing. Lim is set to replace incumbent SEC chairman Emilio Aquino, whose seven-year term will expire on June 6. “Now, as far…

Pangilinan, Aquino top AB Philosophy survey on senatorial bets

01

Mar

By Mei Lin Weng

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Pangilinan, Aquino top AB Philosophy survey on senatorial bets

FORMER LAWMAKERS Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV topped a pre-election survey on senatorial candidates answered by Philosophy students from the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB). A total of 150 out of 208 undergraduate students or 72.11% participated in the poll, which was conducted by…

09

Feb

By Mei Lin Weng and Samantha Crisha Garcia

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Four AB departments offer new electives

FOUR DEPARTMENTS of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) have updated their elective lineup to broaden the knowledge of students in their respective areas of expertise. The Philosophy and Legal Management departments established general elective courses on St. Thomas Aquinas and Philippine law, respectively, in January. Meanwhile, the Sociology…

‘Kayang-kaya ng wikang Filipino:’ Kung paano isinusulong ng isang Tomasinong propesor ang pamimilosopiya sa Filipino

30

Aug

By Yelah Israel

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‘Kayang-kaya ng wikang Filipino:’ Kung paano isinusulong ng isang Tomasinong propesor ang pamimilosopiya sa Filipino

“EGO SUM, ego existo, certum est,” o sa salin ng isang Tomasinong propesor, “Narito ako, umiiral ako, tiyak iyan.” Matatagpuan ang pundamental na katagang ito sa “Mga Meditasyon Hinggil sa Unang Pilosopiya,” isang akdang pilosopikal ni René Descartes — ang tinaguriang “Ama ng Modernong Pilosopiya” — na unang inilathala halos…

Former AB dean Magdalena Villaba passes away

11

Sep

By Raymond Vince Manaloto

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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…

19

Aug

By Bless Aubrey Ogerio and Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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Philosophy professor dies at 37

A UST Philosophy professor passed away on Friday, August 18. The UST Department of Philosophy announced the death of Asst. Prof. Peter Emmanuel Mara on its Facebook page, describing him as a good educator and colleague. He was 37. The philosophy department called for financial assistance for Mara’s immunotherapy last…

Use philosophical research for policy making, Philo students urged

13

Nov

By The Flame News

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Use philosophical research for policy making, Philo students urged

PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH should use observation and experience to craft policies that would benefit the public, a philosophy professor said. While philosophical studies are not usually tied to public service, their use of empirical data and methods could make the field relevant even to people outside of it, UST philosophy Prof.…

‘Ethics of thinking’ creates deeper understanding on situations—philo prof

28

May

By Matthew Dave Jucom

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‘Ethics of thinking’ creates deeper understanding on situations—philo prof

THE ETHICS of thinking offers deeper understanding of the pandemic by allowing the mind to think beyond the anthropological view, philosophy professor Paolo Bolaños said Thursday during the launching of his book “Nietzsche and Adorno on Philosophical Praxis, Language, and Reconciliation: Towards an Ethics of Thinking.” Bolaños mentioned that the…

Philo dep’t calls to end aristocracy of sex against women philosophers

03

May

By Janis Joplin Moises

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Philo dep’t calls to end aristocracy of sex against women philosophers

THE DEPARTMENT of Philosophy and the Graduate School of Philosophy have committed to uplift women philosophers and their contributions to the flourishing of the most male-dominated field in humanities; Philosophy—a philosophy instructor said Thursday in a webinar titled “Women & Phenomenology.” Women struggle to thrive in the field of Philosophy…