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VICTORY could have been twice as sweet for UST’s taekwondo teams if not for an on-the-road mishap that halted the Tiger Jins’ supposedly smooth-sailing “six-peat” drive.

And while the all-male Jins found themselves on unfamiliar terrain, yielding a dynastic five-year rule to their bitter rivals from the Far Eastern University (FEU), the Lady Jins matched their male counterparts’ Season 69 feat with an unprecedented “five-peat,” closing the UAAP taekwondo hostilities on a strong note last September 19-22 at the UST gym.

The nine-woman UST squad reaffirmed its billing as last year’s champions with a flawless 5-0 win-loss record capped by identical 7-0 wins over University of the East (UE) and Ateneo de Manila University, and De La Salle University (6-1).

CALL HIM the stabilizing factor.

It is no surprise that Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., a two-term UST rector, is now back at the helm of the Pontifical University so as to navigate the difficult transition following the recent leadership crisis that saw the resignation of the University’s top three officials.

Tasked by the Dominican Master Genereal Fr. Carlos Alfonso-Aspiroz, O.P. to spearhead the review of the redevelopment and expansion of the UST Hospital, De la Rosa was named acting rector after Fathers Edmund Nantes, O.P., Ernesto Arceo, O.P., and Juan Ponce, O.P., resigned as prior provincial, rector and vice-rector, respectively, last September 8.

It appears De la Rosa will get a permanent rectorship after all as he received the most number of votes from fellow Dominicans and UST officials during a three-level election this month.