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The Varsitarian Staff

The Varsitarian Staff

Catholic schools serve as temporary shelters for homeless, frontliners

SOME SCHOOLS in the Archdiosese of Manila have been converted into shelters for the homeless and healthcare frontliners amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the schools...

UST shifts to ‘self-paced’ instruction; online classes no longer required

THE UNIVERSITY on Friday announced the implementation of “self-paced” instruction after an appeal from student leaders to suspend online classes. According to UST’s latest advisory,...

Here are 5 Dominicans who might become the next UST Rector

The end of Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P.’s eight-year tenure as Rector of UST in January triggered the process of selecting the next head of...

UST to follow Ash Wednesday guidelines as precaution against coronavirus

THE UNIVERSITY will follow guidelines released by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the Archdiocese of Manila, allowing the sprinkling of...

CFAD alumni showcase Thomasian values in annual exhibit

THOMASIAN values were highlighted in different artworks at the annual Grupong Tomasino Faculty and Alumni Exhibit, which opened last Feb. 10 at the Beato...

Manila apostolic administrator: ‘Divorce weakens the family’

THE CARETAKER of the Archdiocese of Manila said legalizing divorce in the country would weaken families, and urged pro-life groups to oppose it during...

Pistang Tomas 2020 aims for sustainable livelihood 

THE UST-Simbahayan Community Development aimed for sustainable livelihood for its partner-communities during the week-long Pistang Tomas trade fair, which opened last Feb. 10. Simbahayan Director...

UST posts 100-percent passing rate in PT, OT board exams 

THE UNIVERSITY posted a 100-percent overall passing rate in the February 2020 licensure exams for physical and occupational therapists. All seven Thomasian examinees passed the physical therapy...

UST halts campus activities amid nCoV outbreak

ERRATUM: An earlier version of this story mistakenly reported that the Office of Student Affairs had advised students, parents and academic staff in a...
Outgoing Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle

Tagle’s PCNE 7 message: ‘True mission is evangelizing faith’

OUTGOING Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle told Christians to acknowledge the "true mission" of evangelization during the seventh Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE)...