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UST to honor athletes' scholarships until end of 2020
The clarification comes after a report stated at least 30 athletes were told they would lose their scholarships in the first term of the academic year 2020-2021
Pangasinan town police chief axed after joining mayor's birthday celebration
The Pangasinan provincial director says that, aside from Santo Tomas police chief Police Captain Peter Raul Sison, all those involved in the birthday celebration are being investigated
Pangasinan mayor’s birthday celebration violates lockdown rules
(UPDATED) The son of Mayor Timoteo Villar III of Santo Tomas, Pangasinan, says in the video he posted: 'O, tulog tayong lahat sa kulungan! Dami nating nilabag: curfew, social distancing'
UST to refund unused fees
The University of Santo Tomas will also not impose a tuition fee hike for schoolyear 2020-2021, according to The Varsitarian
UST likely to win 4th straight double UAAP general championship
UST stands on top of the UAAP general championship table before the abrupt end to Season 82
WATCH: UST Singers alumni sing for the world in '#HeartHealHope'
The singers virtually come together from all over the world in a show of solidarity in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
Bar 2019: Provincial schools again emerge on top
The University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi in Albay produces the 2019 Bar examinations' 1st and 3rd placers
Despite resumption of classes, UST students appeal for shorter semester
Through a petition, students and members of the UST community continue to call on the administration to show compassion for Thomasians by suspending online classes while the coronavirus outbreak is ongoing
WATCH: Alumni of UST Pharmacy Glee Club sing ‘Paraiso’ for coronavirus frontliners
Members of the virtual choirantine say the song seems fitting as it highlights the simple things in life that we may have taken for granted
UST engineering faculty designs robot to lessen contact between frontliners, patients
The telepresence robot allows frontliners to deliver medicine and communicate with patients remotely
Aric del Rosario: Philippine basketball's underrated overachiever
In a world where over-the-top is the order of the day, Aric del Rosario stayed in the shadows despite his achievements, which include 4 straight UAAP crowns
[ANALYSIS] Beating COVID-19: The hammer and the dance
If you hammer the coronavirus, within a few weeks you’ve controlled it and you’re in much better shape to address it
[ANALYSIS] Strategies for fighting COVID-19
Every single day we delay the coronavirus, we can get better prepared
Students of top 4 PH schools urge CHED to suspend online classes
'While we understand the need for learning to continue, the different circumstances of students across universities are not ideal and conducive for such,' the student governments of ADMU, UP Diliman, DLSU Manila, and UST say in their petition to the Commission on Higher Education
Rappler Talk: The exponential growth of a pandemic
Tomas Pueyo, the author of the Medium article 'Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now,' talks about the lessons he learned from data and what nations should do next
Ex-Nueva Ecija governor Tomas Joson's graft conviction reversed
The Sandiganbayan also overturns the conviction of two mayors over the province's donation of service vehicles to the mayors' respective towns in 2007
University of Santo Tomas releases USTET 2020 results
Did you take the UST Entrance Test for school year 2020-2021?
Harvard, UST, KBP to award best student-produced content on disaster resilience
PRESS RELEASE: The competition, called 'PMAC Student Awards,' welcomes entries in the form of short video documentary, public service announcement, and radio jockeying, with 'Filipinos’ resilience to hazards' as the theme
WATCH: A Taal Volcano evacuee despairs after husband dies from stroke
Still grieving the loss of her eldest child, Jocelyn Salvia loses her husband Elmer to a stroke. He had been busy distributing relief goods to their fellow evacuees, even as he looked after his own family's welfare.
UST's Varsitarian to hold 21st Inkblots journalism fellowship
PRESS RELEASE: Inkblots will feature veteran writers, reporters, and photojournalists to discuss trends and issues in the media landscape. It will run from December 3 to 5.
UST sweeps UAAP Season 82 beach volleyball crowns
Putting on another dominant show, UST completes a perfect campaign in the beach volleyball men and women's divisions
UAAP beach volleyball: UST on track in double title defense
The UST beach volleyball teams remain undefeated in the UAAP Season 82 beach volleyball tournament
Family of topnotchers: Youngest ranks 1st in physician licensure exam
Acing the physician licensure exam isn't new to the Peralta family as Federico’s sisters, Ana Bianca Eloise and Ana Eryka Elaine, were also among the top passers of the same exams in past years
Santo Tomas is 4th city of Batangas
Santo Tomas joins the provincial capital Batangas, Lipa and Tanauan
Rhenz Abando claims 1st UAAP Season 82 Player of the Week honor
The prize find from La Union is a major reason why University of Santo Tomas jumpstarted Season 82 with back-to-back wins
UAAP Season 82: Team standings, scores
Check out the team standings and game results in the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball tournament
Osmeña files suit vs Cebu City government, real estate conglomerates over SRP deal
The ex-mayor also seeks to stop the city from using proceeds from the SRP to fund the local government's P2.5-billion supplemental budget
Plebiscite for cityhood of Sto Tomas in Batangas set for September 7
The Commission on Elections will oversee the voting to convert the municipality of Sto Tomas, Batangas, into a city
Tomas Claudio Bridge in Manila to be closed starting August 3
Here are the alternate routes that motorists should follow for the next 6 months, according to the MMDA
Cebu City Public Library resumes 24-hour operations
The library limited its hours for a month while the administration of new Mayor Edgar Labella looked for new staff to man the round-the-clock operations
Osmeña says he was prevented from restoring office to ‘2016 state’
In his letter, the former mayor says the incident became a 'media spectacle' and he asks Labella to allow the contractors to finish restoring the office
Outgoing Cebu City top cop Garma takes one last jab at Osmeña
Stripping her office bare isn't one of the things police colonel Royina Garma will do before stepping down as Cebu City police director
Osmeña’s lawyer says 'not true' mayor's seal removed from office
Amanda Virgil Ligutan, Osmeña’s legal counsel, says it was City Engineer Mejilito Cajes – a complainant in the case against Osmeña – who took the seal out of the mayor’s office on June 25
DILG to probe Osmeña, says stripping mayor’s office 'uncalled for'
'The act of even removing what are considered immovable objects like ceiling, walls, and the tiles is already bad faith,' says DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya
Osmeña’s running mate also leaves Cebu City councilor’s office bare
Former councilor Mary Ann delos Santos, who ran for vice mayor but lost, allegedly removes partition walls, cuts electrical wirings, and saws the newel caps of the railings leading to her former office
Labella assures Cebuanos city library will resume 24-hour services
The Cebu City Public Library stops its 24-hour services – an initiative of former mayor Tomas Osmeña – citing manpower shortage
Labella vows to solve flooding, waste disposal, traffic in Cebu City
The new mayor says he will hold office in his old room as vice mayor after his predecessor, Tomas Osmeña, stripped bare the mayor's office before leaving
LOOK: Osmeña strips mayor’s office bare before stepping down
(UPDATED) The outgoing mayor of Cebu says he spent P2 million of his personal money to have a functional office when he assumed the post in 2016 because the city council rejected his request for funds
With Osmeña on way out, Rico’s Lechon eyes return to Cebu City
'With the new political landscape, the Cebuanos expect you back in Cebu City, Rico's!' the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas' page says in a Facebook post
Family feud: In-laws suspects in murder of former Batangas vice mayor's widow
The widow of the former vice mayor of Santo Tomas, Batangas is murdered, and her daughter-in-law and sister-in-law are the suspects. But here's the twist, the victim herself was the suspect in the killing of her husband.
UST captain Marvin Lee to skip final UAAP season for MPBL
Tigers coach Aldin Ayo admits that he advised veteran point guard Marvin Lee to just hone his craft in the MPBL
Osmeña council allies move to invalidate sale of South Road Properties
Outgoing Mayor Tomas Osmeña insists these properties were sold during the time of mayor Michael Rama for prices below their market value
VIRAL: Muslim graduates from Catholic school, shares inspiring view on faith
'To be of a certain faith, may it be Christianity or Islam, is to be human,' says 21-year-old Jomana Lomangco
WATCH: UST sweeps 3rd straight UAAP general championship
University of Santo Tomas rules the seniors and juniors divisions of UAAP Season 81
Groups ask Comelec to junk Duterte Youth Cardema's substitution bid
Election watchdog Kontra Daya and leaders of youth groups argue Duterte Youth Chairman Ronald Cardema does not meet the age requirement
Copy-pasting concession posts on Facebook? Tomas Osmeña won't have it
Outgoing Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña calls out a losing city councilor candidate from Zamboanga City for copying his Facebook message
Labella unseats incumbent Osmeña in Cebu City
(UPDATED) While Osmeña remains a popular personality in Cebu politics, Edgar Labella had the backing of President Rodrigo Duterte and his local allies
Cebu City at the crossroads: Keep or replace Tomas Osmeña?
His challenger, Vice Mayor Edgar Labella, is endorsed by President Duterte. Is that enough to topple someone who's been entrenched in the city for decades?
Osmeña, police clash anew: Why a checkpoint outside Cebu mayor’s house?
Reelectionist Cebu City Mayor Osmeña, who is being challenged by President Duterte's bet, says his house is not even on a main thoroughfare, and the cops manning the checkpoint leave when he leaves
Duterte's tirades won't stop Tommy Osmeña from supporting Bong Go
The Cebu City mayor denies his endorsement of the former presidential aide is a concession to Chief Executive Rodrigo Duterte
