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‘Business journalism a potent tool for telling stories of COVID-19 survival’

26

Sep

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‘Business journalism a potent tool for telling stories of COVID-19 survival’

BUSINESS JOURNALISM is not just about reporting profits and number crunching but is also about telling the stories of the people hardest hit by the pandemic, business journalists said. Stories on pandemic response, the agriculture and labor sector, economic legislation, and election are best told by business journalists because they…

Gratitude, powerful antidote to health problems—psych researcher

24

Apr

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Gratitude, powerful antidote to health problems—psych researcher

by JENNA KAYE PANDANAN and KAREN RENEE S. NOGOY Gratitude is a very powerful antidote to problems in well-being, said psychology researcher on Thursday in a webinar. “What we found [in our studies] was that gratitude was associated with better motivation, engagement, and achievement,” said Dr. Ronnel King, a psychology…

Increasing COVID-19 cases calls for ‘safer, better normal,’ BioChem prof says

11

Mar

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Increasing COVID-19 cases calls for ‘safer, better normal,’ BioChem prof says

by MATTHEW DAVE A. JUCOM ‘SAFER NORMAL’ should be practiced through positive cooperation between the citizens and the government amid the increasing COVID-19 cases, UST Department of Biochemistry Leonardo Guevarra Jr. emphasized on Wednesday during a webinar. Guevarra urged the government to develop policies promoting cautious and progressive actions while…

Vaccine rollout needed for economy to recover — econ head

03

Mar

By Marie Claire Lagrisola

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Vaccine rollout needed for economy to recover — econ head

THE GOVERNMENT should have its citizens vaccinated to achieve the projected positive change in the economy, Faculty of Arts and Letters Economics Department Chair Carlos Manapat said on Monday in a webinar, UST Economic Outlook 2021: The Cost of our Choices. Manapat predicted a gross domestic product growth rate of…

Econ head urges Thomasians to help minimize pandemic effects

31

Jan

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Econ head urges Thomasians to help minimize pandemic effects

by MATTHEW DAVE A. JUCOM AB ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT head Assoc. Prof. Carlos Manapat urged the Thomasian community to participate in the actions related to minimizing the adverse effects of the pandemic. “Find opportunities to volunteer like being contract tracers and attend to the needy [by donating] cash if you have,…

ELSSOC explores Stylistics with academic experts

28

Jan

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ELSSOC explores Stylistics with academic experts

By: ARTHUR APOSTOL and JENNA PANDANAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE Studies Society (ELSSOC) revisited the importance and essence of stylistics in literature through their recent event titled “STYLE LANG!: A webinar on Stylistics” on Wednesday. The event highlighted three experts from different universities in Metro Manila who shared their own interpretations and…

‘Weak institutions’ cause disinformation—journalist

29

Nov

By Karen Renee Nogoy

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‘Weak institutions’ cause disinformation—journalist

DISINFORMATION WORSENED amid pandemic and media is not to blame but the 'weak institutions,’ a journalist said in a webinar series spearheaded by third-year UST sociology students on Nov. 28. Ralf Rivas, a Rappler multimedia reporter, centered on the disinformation landscape during the pandemic and how it affects journalists in…

Pandemic limits students’ mobility, ‘necessary noise’—PolSci educators

26

Nov

By Matthew Dave Jucom and Marie Claire Lagrisola

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Pandemic limits students’ mobility, ‘necessary noise’—PolSci educators

POLITICAL SCIENCE educators have emphasized the challenges of mobility restrictions and the importance of students’ ‘necessary voice’ in dealing with the health crisis in a webinar conducted by the UST Department of Political Science last Nov. 23. Department of Political Science Asst. Prof. Louie Benedict Ignacio noted in his study…

11

Nov

By Theriz Lizel Silvano

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How Filipinas Became Heroes During WWII

by THERIZ LIZEL R. SILVANO WARS took place in several nations and in different environments. Soldiers, families, reformers, and survivors were carrying values and beliefs of their own, with a hopeful perspective that their needs and aspirations would soon be met. They are the affirmation that history truly happened, and…

‘Laughter of dissent’ can spark resistance, history prof says

24

Aug

By Jhona Seehiah Vitor

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‘Laughter of dissent’ can spark resistance, history prof says

by JHONA R. VITOR photo grabbed from the official Facebook page of UST Department of History THE LAUGHTER of dissent is not the only way to fight back, but the way to start fighting back, according to Filipino history professor and playwright Jose Victor Torres. “[It] continues today as…