Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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UST braces for 2026 Bar exams; 111 Thomasians among 13,441 candidates

UST WILL again serve as a testing center for the Bar examinations beginning Sunday, Sept. 6, as 111 Thomasians join a nationwide field of...

USTFU, teachers’ group back National U faculty bid to form labor union

THE UST Faculty Union (USTFU) and a teachers’ group have backed efforts by National University (NU) faculty members to form a labor union, urging...

Major UST food concessionaire vows full phaseout of single-use plastics by end-Sept

PEEVA Restaurant, a major UST food concessionaire and caterer, expects to completely phase out single-use plastics by the end of September in compliance with...

Coalition of UST labor unions seeks P85 wage hike despite court injunction

A COALITION of UST labor unions has called on the University to voluntarily grant workers the P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila despite...

Travel to conflict zones, countries with security advisories ‘paused’ until Dec.

UST WILL continue barring students and faculty from traveling to conflict zones in the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe through December as...

UST priest, motorists slam NLEX flood response; tollway operator apologizes

THE OPERATOR of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) apologized to motorists stranded for hours by severe flooding in San Simon, Pampanga, after drawing criticism...

UST Junior Marketing Association wins back-to-back Agora Youth Awards championship

THE UST Junior Marketing Association (USTJMA) defended its title at the 34th Agora Youth Awards, winning the championship for the second consecutive year. The seven-member...

Singapore diplomat, Bangladeshi humanitarian, Myanmar activist win 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awards

A SINGAPOREAN diplomat, a Bangladeshi humanitarian and a Myanmar democracy activist were named recipients of the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award on Monday, Aug. 31,...

UST orders bag checks, stricter ID enforcement amid school violence concerns

UST HAS ordered bag inspections at all building entrances and stricter enforcement of ID rules as it tightened campus security amid concerns over recent...

Pulitzers of student journalism: ‘V’ is first Asian finalist in U.S. Pacemaker Awards

THE VARSITARIAN has made history anew as the first Asian university student publication to become a finalist in the Pacemaker Awards of the Associated...