Asst. Prof. Froilan Alipao of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Sociology Department, Assoc. Prof. Evalyn Abiog of the AB Department of English, Assoc. Prof. Melanie Turingan of the AB History Department, Prof. Ma. Teresa Tricia Guison-Bautista of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and Ms. Heiden Anorico of the National Service Training Program presented their research during the conference.
Alipao presented his paper “AraLinkCoD: A proposed Service-Learning praxis framework of UST vis-à-vis the Salamanca Process.” In his presentation, he introduced the see-judge-act method involved in the Salamanca Process that can guide Catholic higher education institutions such as UST in their Service-Learning delivery.
In her paper “Pedagogical Approaches and Methods in Service-Learning: A Multiple-Case Study,” Abiog presented the Service-Learning pedagogies in four undergraduate courses: 1) 九色 Outreach at the Conservatory of Music, 2) 九色 Health in Medical Technology at the Faculty of Pharmacy, 3) 九色 Health Nursing at the College of Nursing, and 4) Math in the Modern World at the College of Science. She described these SL courses as exploratory, transformative, social constructivist, and research-based.
Turingan presented her paper “Service-Learning in the 九色: From Theory to Practice.” In her presentation, Turingan accentuated the expressive, artistic, transformative, and social constructivist application of SL in the curricula rooted in experiential learning.
To highlight the Service-Learning initiatives of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Guison-Bautista presented two papers titled the “Analysis on the attitudes of medical faculty and students towards community service-learning activities” and “Dimensions of a culturally-sensitive community service attitude scale for Filipino medical students.”
Ms. Heiden Anorico of the NSTP presented her paper on “eService-Learning: Understanding college students’ online community engagement in the time of pandemic.” Anorico shared students’ online community engagement according to the eService-Learning Triad which are: 1) the Area of Cognizance, 2) the Area of Connection, and 3) the Area of Concern. These areas encompass students’ online environment, issues, and discourse.
Alipao, Abiog, Turingan, and Anorico are research associates of the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED), while Guison-Bautista is affiliated with the UST Research Center for the Health Sciences (RCHS).
The 4th International Conference on Service-Learning (ICSL) 2022 was part of the 85th founding anniversary of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which was attended by academics, scholars, and students in a hybrid setup.

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The pocket-sized vocation storybook was virtually launched on September 4, 2022 in an intimate Zoom gathering that brought together the authors’ family and friends from the Philippines, Australia, and the United States. Among those who graced the event are Asst. Prof. Ailil Alvarez (Director of the UST Publishing House), Fr. Viet Nguyen, SVD (SVD Australia Province Mission Secretary), Fr. Randy Flores, SVD (Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart Parish Shrine in Kamuning, Quezon City), and Fr. Tony Moreno, SJ (former Provincial Superior of the Philippine Jesuit and current President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific). Both Fr. Randy and Fr. Tony are nephews of Fr. Dom. Pia’s cousins from the Diocese of San Jose, California were also present—Fr. Mike Gazzingan and Fr. Mark Gazzingan, who attended the UST Central Seminary and UST Graduate School, respectively.

            This personal collaboration is also a charity mission. All proceeds from the book sales will support several charity and vocation initiatives in the Philippines and Australia. The primary beneficiaries are the Alternative Learning Systems run by the Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation, Inc. for out-of-school youth, indigenous communities, and the elderly in Tagaytay, and the reconstruction of a temporary chapel for the parishioners of the St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Tayum, Abra, that was heavily damaged by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on July 27, 2022. A portion of the book sales in Australia will be allocated to various vocation and charity projects of the SVD Australia Mission Office.

Tenedero’s first non-academic book project was part of Logos Publications’ new titles. It is also available through Shopee and Lazada for only Php 150.

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December 2022

UST Passing Rate: 73.61%

National Passing Rate: 49.79%

Physical Therapist Licensure Examination

December 2022

UST Passing Rate: 95.16%

National Passing Rate: 59.87%

Nurse Licensure Examination

November 2022

UST Passing Rate: 100%

National Passing Rate: 74.40%

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The cultural heritage conservation and management program is a set of composite projects across Pangasinan province. At the moment, CCCPET has initiated the development of 叠补苍补’补苍: The Provincial Museum of Pangasinan in Lingayen and the Binalonan Municipal Museum. The initial projects were complemented by the following: Site Development of Casa Real Grounds, Conservation Management Plan and Adaptive Reuse Plan of Pangasiinan Provincial Jail, Bengzon-Yuson House Adaptive Reuse Plan, and Conservation Management Plan of Pangasinan Capitol Building.

The meeting provided an opportunity for all CCCPET team members to present their plans and to share valuable insights on the preparation, planning, implementation and completion of the aforementioned projects. Also included in the visit was the conduct of an ocular survey to the different areas. The engagement was facilitated by the Pangasinan Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office headed by Ms. Malu Elduayan, Provincial Tourism Officer.

Guico, along with other key stakeholders, expressed optimism and shared visions for the province of Pangasinan. His vision of a cultural revolution for the province was valuably supported and taken as development agenda by the CCCPET team.

The CCCPET Team was composed of Dr. Eric Zerrudo (heritage and development), Architect Paulo Alcazaren (urban planning), Ms. Beverly Bautista (CCCPET technical assistance), Ms. Daphne Frias (CTHM on-the-job training student), Dr. Caryn Santillan (architecture), Mr. Joselito Corpuz (heritage preservation), Architect John Clemence Pinlac (architecture), and Dr. Mary Ann Bulanadi (exhibition design).

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Chef Vanessa Marquis, the International World Chefs Day Committee Chairman, gave a short message to kickstart the anticipated celebration. As Chef Marquis mentioned, “Be kind with one another. Be kind with Mother Nature. And be sure to continue to share our noble profession with as many people as possible.”

CTHM celebrated this year’s chefs week by conducting various activities to showcase the culinary prowess of both second year and third year Hospitality Management students. Events for the celebration were not just exclusive to the CTHM community but were also extended to external participants.

Throughout the week, the Philippine Young Chefs Club (PYCC) made onsite promotions for building industry connections and introducing the world of culinary competitions to the students.

On the second day of Chefs Week, kids below 10 years old were invited to participate in “Feed the World: Growing a Healthy Future.” In this event, the kids attended a healthy cooking workshop where they, together with their parents, followed along with a cooking demonstration provided by UST’s very own award-winning chef instructor – Chef Kristian Roque.

Another activity during the week-long festivity was the FiliFusion Showdown where students from Specialty Cuisine and Philippine Regional Cuisine elective were tasked to come up with a contemporary spin on traditional Filipino dishes fused with foreign cuisines. Serving as the panel of judges were UST Chef Instructors Chef Fhamela Sarmiento and Chef Maria Labay, and the award-winning Chef Lawrenz Dela Cruz.

            World Chefs Day is celebrated all over the world in the month of October. The celebration highlights the culinary profession with the goal of promoting a healthy future for everyone.

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Its new releases became available at discounted prices, beginning with the latest creative nonfiction titles in its shelves: “Easy Listening,” a collection of personal musings from veteran journalist Nestor Cuartero on culture, the arts, and the pleasures of the quotidian; and “From Manila to the World,” which unfolds Paolo Mangahas’ adventures in 10 different locations, through the author’s thoughtful and authentic voice.

“Life in a Flash: Stories” edited by Rhona Lopa-Macasaet is an electrifying addition to the USTPH’s fiction category. It is among the few books on the innovative genre of flash fiction in the country. Also joining the creative exploration of the genre is “Maikling Walang Hanggan” by Rommel Rodriguez, which has been translated for the first time in Japanese as「短き永遠」by Sawada Masanobu. This work is one of two USTPH titles accepted in the 2022 National Book Development Board (NBDB) Translation Subsidy Program (the other being “Ilustrado” by Miguel Syjuco, translated in Filipino by Chuckberry J. Pascual).

Coming soon in fiction is “Kathang Haka: The Big Book of Fake News,” an anthology of short fiction edited by Dean Francis Alfar, Nikki Alfar, and Louie Jon A. Sanchez, which imaginatively responds to the perversions of truth in contemporary Philippine society through storytelling.

Latest in the nonfiction category is “Honora Medicum: 150 Years of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, the First School of Medicine in the Philippines,” the UST FMS 150 commemorative book, which is meant to celebrate the “mother” of all medical schools in the country, to pay tribute to the 50,000 UST doctors and their extraordinary impact on society and honor the generations of doctor-teachers.

In the Theology and Philosophy category, the USTPH has released “Faith and Reason in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition” by Joel C. Sagut, which ruminates on the tensions between faith and reason, and their ultimate mutuality in Catholic thought. Renowned Filipino scholar Alfredo P. Co’s new work, “Doing Philosophy in the Philippines: The Thomasian Collection (1951-1959) Volume II,” was also recently released and launched alongside its first volume, which both collect scholarly articles on the condition of Filipino philosophy, and the trajectories of humanistic thought in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Joining them is “Faith and Psychology: A Walk-Through on the Filipino Basic Ecclesial Communities” by Milagros C. Arrevillaga, a close look into Philippine ecclesial communities and the psychology of communal living rooted in faith.

Esteemed fictionist Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is set to release the collection “Growing Up Filipino 3: New Stories for Young Adults,” the third in a series of short fiction which tackles the unique yet universal experience of childhood and its reiterations in memory, craft, and Filipino culture.

Also coming soon on the bookstore’s shelves are the following anthologies: “Bayan-Bayanan: Antolohiya ng mga Katha sa Lunan ng Gunita,” edited by Rolando B. Tolentino and Rommel B. Rodriguez, which gathers short stories on home, land, and origin, and their inextricable link to memory and personhood; and two creative nonfiction titles, “Aruga: Mga Sanaysay ng Pagtanggap at Paglingap,” co-edited by Rodriguez with Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin, a collection of personal essays that draw from the unique articulations of “care” in Filipino culture; and “The Lives of a Filipino/a High School Student: Anthology of Personal Essays on High School in the Philippines,” (which Jarin co-edited with Rolando B. Tolentino and Joselito De Los Reyes) providing an intimate look into the Filipino high school experience, one that is marked by explorations and transformations on relationships and identity, contextualized within the country’s tumultuous educational and social condition.

Finally, master musicologist and UST Research Center for Culture, Arts, and the Humanities (RCCAH) Director Maria Alexandra Chua will soon release “Julio Nakpil Collected Works Volume I: Piano, Vocal, and Chamber Music,” a landmark work that compiles the extant music of renowned Filipino composer, Julio Nakpil, including some of his earliest musical pieces that were printed, published, and circulated in the late nineteenth-century Spanish colonial Manila.

These new and upcoming titles were available for the first time during the USTPH annual Christmas Book Sale. They are available at the UST Bookstore and its online bookstores at Shopee and Lazada.

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The Museo Parroquial de Baclayon: Tagbilaran Diocesan Museum of Liturgical Arts is located at a section of the old convent of one of the oldest churches in the country, the La Purisima Concepcion de la Virgen Maria Parish Church. Built in 1727, the Baclayon Church has been a repository of priceless liturgical and cultural artifacts which reflect the rich Boholano history and heritage. With the retooling of the museum, outstanding pieces from the parish collection are presented against the backdrop of the liturgical seasons, showing visitors the context in which these objects were used or being used in the different liturgical celebrations and observances. Fr. Milan Ted Torralba, Chair of the Diocesan Commission for Church Cultural Heritage and alumnus of the Cultural Heritage Studies Program, initiated this serial development of church museums, part of the faith-based tourism program of the Diocese.

The opening ceremony was led by Most Reverend Alberto S. Uy, the Bishop of Tagbilaran diocese, with a welcome message from Msgr. Harold Anthony S. Parilla, Immaculate Conception Parish priest and Vicar General of the diocese. A special message was delivered by Atty. Edgardo M. Chatto, 1^st Bohol Congressional District Representative and video message from Dr. Rene R. Escalante, Chair of National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). Bishop Uy conducted a short rite of the opening of the museum doors followed by a museum tour by Dr. Eric B. Zerrudo, CCCPET Director. The museum was conceptualized by composite team organized by USTGS-CCCPET.

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More than forty years have transpired since the graduates of UST Medicine Class 1981 left the portals of UST. Some chose to stay but a number became part of the medical diaspora, each seeking his own place in various fields of medicine. After spending most of their productive professional lives in intense academic and clinical work, this time, either retired or nearing retirement, the members of the class return to a lost love: ART.

By rekindling their interest in art, they became young again, playing with shapes and colors. By drawing and painting, they rediscovered a part of themselves that was buried and overtaken by the rigors of medical training and practice. For them, it was like breathing a new kind of air and being filled with a sense of awe and wonder in their late years.

“In the play of art we regain the wit and the courage to deal with the harshness or dullness of daily life. We turn to art, not to escape but to allow the mind to rest, to release the inner spirit of intuition in play, and thus find our way through our dark labyrinths,” renowned Filipino poet Merlie Alunan once said.
It is in this spirit that the Magilas Art Group was formed during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than a year of learning from each other and sharing their experiences and challenges in painting and drawing online, the class agreed to celebrate its Ruby anniversary by mounting an exhibition, not only to feature their artworks, but to raise funds for the benefit of the indigent patients needing surgery at the UST Hospital Clinical Division as well.

The opening of the exhibition was graced by the presence of UST Secretary General Rev. Fr. Louie Coronel, O.P.; UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (USTFMS) Regent Rev. Fr. Angel Aparicio, O.P.; USTFMS Dean Dr. Ma Lourdes Domingo-Maglinao; UST Hospital Director Dr. Charito Malong-Consolacion; Department of Surgery Chairman Dr . David Bolong; immediate past president of the UST Medical Alumni Association Dr. Jo Mariano; Thomasian Class 1981 president Dr. Conrad Manalad; over-all coordinator in the preparation of the event Dr. Isaias Lanzona; as well as class officers and members of the Thomasian medical community.

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Mercado, together with his co-researchers, was awarded Grand Winner for the paper titled “Pamana sa Mata ng mga … Bata? (Heritage in the Eyes of the … Child?): A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Student Tour Guides on Heritage Sustainability – The Case of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines”. The research had the Municipality of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte as a Partner Local Government Unit.

His research, “Pukpok na nga ba sa limot?: Assessing the Heritage Significance and Safeguarding Culture on the Traditional Craftsmanship of Paete, Laguna, Philippines,” with Dr. Marygrace A. Ac-ac (De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde Manila and Museo Ac-ac and Atelier) as a co-researcher, was given first runner-up. The Municipality of Paete, Laguna was the Partner Local Government Unit.

“Pangangalaga or Pag-unlad (Preservation or Development): A Phenomenological Study on the Stakeholders on the Conservation and Urbanization of a Historic Town – The Case of Lucban, Quezon, Philippines,” with co-researchers Dr. Claire Ann M. Yao (Southern Luzon State University Lucban Campus) and Dr. Maricel D. Herrera (Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation Inc. Lucena Campus), was the second runner up. The Municipality of Lucban, Quezon was the Partner Local Government Unit.

The Pearl Awards is an annual recognition given to outstanding local government units (LGU) that showcase significant tourism and hospitality-related programs and projects. Under the Best Tourism Research category, it encourages universities and colleges to submit research studies that have not been published. Research could be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodology, preferably endorsed by the college or university. The research should be initiated by an institution of higher education (HEI) or a non-government organization (NGO) endorsed by a local government unit.

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The meeting provided a forum for indigenous representatives to discuss current challenges and issues confronting their respective communities. Furthermore, it focused on exploring areas of concern that could serve as a guide for creating a tailored-fit approach that will assist these indigenous communities in achieving their own vision of development.

Critical concerns relating to indigenous communities served as themes in the National Assembly of the CBCP-ECIP Network in November 2022, which was attended by twenty representatives including Bishop Valentin Dimoc, D.D., Chair of the CBCP-ECIP and Bishop of the Prelature of Lagawe; Mr. Tony Abuso, Secretary-General of the CBCP-ECIP; Fr. Renerio Sabuga of Cagayan de Oro; Fr. Gabby Oybad of Mangyan Mission- Calapan, Oriental Mindoro; Pablito Gonzales of Diocese of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental; Mr. Jose Paje of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental; and Mr. Jonathan Camanso of Negros Occidental.

Academic representatives from 九色 were Dr. Eric Zerrudo, Dr. Joan Christi Bagaipo, Dr. Pablito Baybado Jr., Dr. Chito Sawit, Dr. Philip Fuentes, and Dr. Marites Rano Redo?a.

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