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How former Graduate School, Artlets dean turned decades of service into lasting legacy

INSPIRED by a mentor, former Graduate School and Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets) dean Prof. Marilu Rañosa Madrunio spent nearly four decades of...

The 2026 class valedictorian is a shifter. Here’s her story

THE PATH to graduating as valedictorian of UST’s Class of 2026 began not with perfect grades but with a decision to leave a degree...

UST alumna celebrates Filipino coffee culture through ‘Barista Manileña’

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...

This Thomasian is preserving the forgotten history of Philippine basketball

While many physicians spend their careers interpreting medical images, Dr. Michael Rico Mesina dedicates his free time to uncovering another kind of diagnosis: the...

Robinsons Retail chief reflects on UST experiences that prepared him for leadership

Curiosity — rather than certainty — shaped Stanley Co’s journey from a UST Commerce student to president and chief executive officer of Robinsons Retail...

Cancer diagnosis deepens UST student’s resolve to pursue medicine

UST MEDICINE student Sofia Julianne Bautista had her academic journey turned upside down when, just one semester into medical school, she began experiencing low-grade...

All eyes on 46th Pautakan crown as 16 teams face off anew

SIXTEEN teams from the various faculties and colleges of the University of Santo Tomas (UST)  will vie for supremacy in the 46th Pautakan, the...

How the ‘Pabasa’ finds new life online

A centuries-old Filipino Lenten devotion is being introduced to a new generation through “Pray40: The Return,” which brings the “pabasa ng pasyon” to a...

The Thomasian behind the shirts that form UST’s ‘sea of yellow’

Every “Yellow Day” and UAAP game, the Thomasian community transforms into a sea of yellow across the UST campus and in the arenas where...

Raised on unpredictability, Thomasian singer thrives in South Korea’s music scene

Before her runner-up finish on South Korea’s “Sing Again 4,” Gwyn Dorado had long been deeply rooted in music. Singing was a constant in...