16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (389+ words) Assoc. Prof. Ralph Semino Galan, incoming director of the Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (CCWLS), plans to launch new literary programs whose inaugural editions were postponed because of the conflict in the Middle East. “No one wants to…...

23+ hour, 35+ min ago   (256+ words) A LITERATURE alumna launched her debut poetry collection exploring grief, domestic life and young adulthood on July 12 at Good Intentions Books in Makati. Written by Patricia Mariya “Trish” Shishikura, “the end comes on without a gasp” comprises 49 poems produced over…...

19+ hour, 4+ min ago   (299+ words) LONGTIME University administrator and Dean Emeritus Lilian Sison has concluded her nearly six-decade career in UST. Colleagues and former students paid tribute online to Sison, who served the University for 57 years. Sison began teaching at the College of Science in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (489+ words) AFTER nearly a decade in Singapore’s hospitality industry, UST alumna Lourish Irene Bonete returned to the Philippines with a vision of opening a café that celebrates Filipino coffee, hospitality and culture — a vision that became “Barista Manileña.” Bonete said the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (178+ words) THE UNIVERSITY ranked second among the country’s top-performing schools in the July 2026 interior design licensure examinations, producing three topnotchers and posting a 97.59% passing rate. A total of 81 Thomasians passed the examination out of 83 examinees. UST improved on its 52.94% passing rate…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (170+ words) CONCEPCION “Ching” Alano, a former assistant lifestyle editor of the Philippine Star, died on July 17. She was 74. Alano died of lung cancer, the Star reported. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in journalism from UST. She served on…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (177+ words) THE HOLY See’s Dicastery for the Clergy has appointed Fr. Clarence Victor Marquez, O.P., as the new rector of the UST Central Seminary, according to an announcement from the seminary on Wednesday, July 22. Marquez has been serving as the inter-diocesan…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (158+ words) Three UST tracksters delivered podium finishes at the 2026 Malaysia Open Athletics Championships, held June 19-21 at Stadium UPM in Selangor, Malaysia. Jessa Libres won the gold medal in the women’s pole vault after clearing a personal-best 3.70 meters, while Ma. Khrizzie Ruzol…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (271+ words) The UST Golden Tigresses extended their winning streak to three games after sweeping the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Lady Knights, 25-22, 25-17, 25-13, in the 2026 Shakey’s Super League National Invitationals on Tuesday, July 21, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The victory improved…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (869+ words) AS ARTIFICIAL intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare, Thomasian clinicians said the technology should enhance — not replace — physicians by improving diagnostic accuracy and personalized treatment while preserving the human judgment essential to patient care. The UST Hospital Department of Internal…...