UST Faculty of Arts and Letters Archives

Oct

UST alumni urge rector to uphold the rights of suspended student activists

FIFTY-EIGHT Thomasian alumni have urged UST Rector Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. to protect the four student activists who were suspended over a protest against a military exhibit on campus last April. In an open letter posted on Facebook on Oct. 19 by Thomasian poet and activist Angelo Suarez, the alumni…

UST continues remote setup for office work every Monday to conserve energy

Oct

By Enoch Lacanienta

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UST continues remote setup for office work every Monday to conserve energy

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) will continue its work-from-home arrangements every Monday for administrative units as part of its ongoing energy conservation measures, effective Oct. 12 “The University hereby adopts a revised Monday work arrangement that balances energy conservation with the uninterrupted delivery of services,” an Oct. 9 memorandum…

(UPDATED) Eight Thomasians named judges of regional, metropolitan and municipal circuit trial courts

Oct

By Dave Justine Desilos and John Martin Revilla

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(UPDATED) Eight Thomasians named judges of regional, metropolitan and municipal circuit trial courts

EIGHT THOMASIANS have been appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as presiding judges of trial courts in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Camarines Norte, Iloilo and Lanao del Sur. According to the Presidential Communications Office’s announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 6, five will head regional trial courts (RTC), while the other three…

Artlets alumnus’ judicial council reappointment deferred after Imee flags financial disclosures

Sep

By Alliya Jade Perez

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Artlets alumnus’ judicial council reappointment deferred after Imee flags financial disclosures

THE REAPPOINTMENT of an Artlets alumnus to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) remains pending after Sen. Imee Marcos sought to defer his confirmation over questions about his financial disclosures. During a Commission on Appointments (CA) hearing on Friday, Sept. 25, Marcos asked JBC member and UST law professor Nesauro…

AB unveils mural depicting Artlets history for 60th anniversary

Sep

By Nitya Aku

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AB unveils mural depicting Artlets history for 60th anniversary

The Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) unveiled its first-ever mural at the main lobby of the St. Raymund de Peñafort Building on Friday, Sept. 25 to showcase the history and identity of the Artlets community. The unveiling of the mural, painted by Artlets brothers Glenn, Michael and Noel Blanco,…

Five AB programs achieve PACUCOA’s level IV status

Sep

By Bai Jehann Maharaynie Paz

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Five AB programs achieve PACUCOA’s level IV status

FIVE OF the six programs from the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) that vied for the Level IV accreditation of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) were granted the distinction on Thursday, Sept. 24. The five newly accredited Level IV status programs were Asian…

Thomasian magistrate among JBC invitees for chief justice post

Sep

By John Martin Revilla

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Thomasian magistrate among JBC invitees for chief justice post

AN ARTLETS alumnus is among the five senior magistrates invited by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to apply for the chief justice post. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando completed his bachelor’s degree in Literature at the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) in 1986. The other…

Benilde retains School of the Year honor in Student Quill Awards

Aug

By The Flame News

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Benilde retains School of the Year honor in Student Quill Awards

THE DE La Salle - College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) clinched the School of the Year title for the fourth consecutive year with 54 plums at the 12th Student Quill Awards on Aug. 27. DLS-CSB’s Student Publications Unit and Culture and Arts Unit earned 31 Merit Awards and 22 Excellence…

NRCP invites young researchers to seek funding, guidance under its programs

Nov

By Ariza Marie Llorca

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NRCP invites young researchers to seek funding, guidance under its programs

THE NATIONAL Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) has called on scholars to join its initiatives designed to “build a pipeline” of young Filipino researchers who could eventually become mentors. During the council’s forum at UST, the head of the NRCP introduced several capability-building programs aimed at providing financial support…

AB assistant dean elected trustee-at-large of PH’s oldest psychological association

Sep

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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AB assistant dean elected trustee-at-large of PH’s oldest psychological association

THE ASSISTANT dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) has been reelected trustee-at-large of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP), a professional group of specialists that seeks to promote human and social development. Assoc. Prof. John Manuel Kliatchko is among the six newly-elected members of the PAP…