Tag: No. 2

ONE QUESTION that struck Fr. Giancarlo Bossi’s mind during his 39-day ordeal in the hands of an Islamic armed group was why he was treading the wilderness of Lanao del Norte alongside a band of “poor fishermen.”

He wondered: “Are we both praying to the same God?”

A BOLD plan by the University to build a well-trained, values-oriented pool of teachers and revive the country’s deteriorating basic education system has gained support from the Arroyo administration, with Malacañang pledging an initial P1 million for a scholarship program with the UST College of Education.

President Macapagal-Arroyo made the commitment over lunch with UST Rector Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P. at the Palace last July 17.

“It is the University’s prayer that the scholarship graduates will help in the social transformation of the country,” Arceo said in an interview.

Contributions have begun to pour in with the launching of UST’s Quadricentennial Initiative for Philippine Education (QIPE), a program aiming to produce quality teachers and stem the exodus of basic educators, by financing the college education of promising high school graduates who want to join the country’s teaching force.

ALAM BA ninyong hindi lamang UST Singers ang nagdala ng karalangan sa Unibersidad sa larangan ng musika?

Itinatag ang UST Symphonic Band, na mas kilala noon bilang UST-ROTC Band, bago pa man sumiklab ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Muli itong binigyan ng buhay pagkatapos ng digmaan ng isang nagngangalang Maestro Bautista ng Philippine Constabulary. Sa pamumuno ni Col. Jose Campana sa loob ng halos 20 taon, lalong nakilala ang banda at naging isa sa pinakamahusay na bandang pang-unibersidad sa buong Maynila. Sa pamumuno naman ni Prop. Romeo Verayo na pumalit kay Campana, tumanggap ang banda ng mga babaeng miyembro sa unang pagkakataon.