‘Thou shalt nots’ in elections
We are six months away from the 2022 elections, and boy, we’re in for a ride. The deadline for political parties to substitute candidates...
Botched batch
In six months, possibly the unluckiest batch of students in our generation will finish college. Finally, it’s going to be over for Batch ‘22,...
Show-biz fame does not make a journalist
About a week before the 49th anniversary of Martial Law, the streets of social media lit up when “multimedia” personality Toni Gonzaga released an...
Battling a greater pandemic—misinformation
When my family had heard the news that our distant relatives had flu-like symptoms, we instantly advised them to get tested for Covid-19. It...
Gov’t’s confusing communique is putting lives at risk
LAST JUNE 17, Malacañang confirmed a “presidential policy” of President Duterte’s that face shields were no longer mandatory outdoors. Duterte’s decision was first made...
Student election red-tagging, meddling
A question to a vice-presidential candidate during the 2021 Central Student Council election debates last April 30 made its way through the UST Central...
Enough with the excuses, DepEd
The Department of Education (DepEd) has repeatedly come under fire from netizens for its defective and erroneous “learning” modules. The modular learning setup is...
Harry Roque is Duterte’s court jester
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. is a fool—a professional one.
There has been hardly a dull day in Malacañang since Roque was reappointed as President...
PNP motto: ‘To serve and protect (themselves)’
Dura lex, sed lex. The law is harsh, but it is the law.
Among all the legal maxims, this is among the most popular. It...
The Christmas parol: Filipinos’ light at the end of the tunnel
IS THERE light at the end of the tunnel?
Due to the pandemic, several festivities and holidays have not been enjoyed the same way as...
APLICATIONS
Admin warns vs union’s demands, says UST’s standing could suffer
08 March 2014, 8:44 p.m. - THE UST Faculty Union's (USTFU) demands could deprive the University of institutional recognition and accreditation as it would be unable to meet minimum standards for teachers, the administration has claimed.
Dr. Clarita Carillo, vice rector for academic affairs, made the warning in a letter to administrative and academic officials last Feb. 26, in a bid to “set the facts straight” due to supposed “false and specious” information spreading among faculty members.
