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THE UNIVERSITY is among 30 sites being considered for underground water catchments to help mitigate flooding, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Aug. 19 following a situation briefing at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) command center. Marcos said the proposed sites for the underground rainwater catchments, which the government was eyeing as a long-term […]
MANILA Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso blamed unpredictable weather conditions for the delayed class suspension on Aug. 17 and vowed to make future announcements earlier, following widespread public criticism, particularly from students stranded by flooding on campuses across the capital. Domagoso said the city government would continue to rely on available scientific and technological data…
THE HEAD of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has blamed España Boulevard’s old and clogged drainage system for persistent flooding in the area, saying the drains were too small to handle heavy rainfall and had nowhere to discharge excess water. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said during a Malacañang press briefing that […]
THE UNIVERSITY is set to recalibrate its crisis-response protocols after flooding stranded students and personnel on campus, including possible changes that would give UST greater autonomy in deciding class suspensions during severe weather. UST Secretary General Fr. Louie Coronel, O.P., said the University was reviewing its existing suspension guidelines after the recent onset of the […]
THE DELAYED suspension of college-level classes in Manila during heavy rains on Monday, Aug. 17, has prompted calls to review class-suspension protocols under the disaster risk reduction framework, after students were stranded at UST amid waist-deep floods. Asst. Prof. Alvin Ringgo Reyes, secretary of the UST College of Education, said authorities should revisit their framework […]
A THOMASIAN ranked 10th in the licensure examinations for food technologists, where UST became the No. 4 top-performing school. UST alumnus El Fabito scored 87.50% to tie for the No. 10 spot with seven other examinees. A total of 57 Thomasians out of 67 examinees passed the exam, or an overall passing rate of 85.07%. […]
THE UNIVERSITY will receive a total of 19 awards in the 2026 Philippine Student Quill Awards, the annual nationwide competition honoring outstanding communication and creative works. The Varsitarian, the 98-year-old official student publication, will get three awards for its multimedia and journalism projects that tackled campus affairs, national issues and sports. Among the publication’s…
OPISYAL nang tinanggap ng Unibersidad ang mahigit 10,000 na Tomasinong freshmen sa idinaos na Welcome Walk, Huwebes, Agosto 13. Sa kabila ng sunod-sunod na pagkaantala ng mga aktibidad para sa pagtanggap ng mga bagong Tomasino, nakapasok na ang mga freshman mula sa lahat ng yunit akademiko sa makasaysayang Arch of the Centuries. Binuksan ang mga […]
THE UNIVERSITY produced 45 new mechanical engineers in the August 2026 licensure examinations for mechanical engineers. The number came from a pool of 65 Thomasian examinees. UST’s passing rate decreased to 69.23% (45 of 65) from the 73.58% (78 of 106) recorded in the February licensure exams. Junry Vistal of the University of Cebu topped […]
NEWLY minted Thomasians should keep their authenticity and shun “merely performative” behaviors meant to impress others and create the illusion of a reputable identity, the director of the Facilities Management Office (FMO) said. In his homily during the morning batch of the Thomasian Welcome Mass on Aug. 13, FMO head Fr. Dexter Austria, O.P. said […]
