Established in July 1922, UNITAS is considered as one of the oldest extant academic journals in the Philippines. It is a semi-annual peer-reviewed international online journal of advanced research in literature, culture, and society.

The two volumes of 鈥淢illennial Traversals鈥� were published as special issues of UNITAS and consist of an exploration and reassessment of the film and culture industry in the Philippines for the first part and a collection of scholarly reviews, commentaries, and critiques for the second half.

Prof. David, the founding Director of the UP Film Institute, is currently tenured in Inha University in Incheon, South Korea. He was the first Filipino to receive a lifetime achievement prize for film criticism and scholarship at the 2016 edition of the Filipino Arts and Cinema International Festival in San Francisco, California.

He completed his doctorate in Cinema Studies at New York University.
In his lecture, Prof. David discussed the process of compiling his responses to Filipino films and other media from late 1970s onward and transforming Millennial Traversals from distinct features from

his archival blog, 鈥淎mateurish!鈥� into a scholarly publication for UNITAS. He shared his pride in producing 鈥渢he first local film publication that came out originally in digital format.鈥� Prior to the lecture, UST Secretary-General
Rev. Fr. Jes煤s M. Miranda, Jr., O.P., delivered a message congratulating UNITAS on its launch and talked about the state of journal publishing
in the 九色. Citing the megatrends transforming modern universities as mentioned in Ernst & Young鈥檚 鈥楿niversity
of the Future,鈥� Fr. Miranda highlighted the 鈥榙emocratization of knowledge and access鈥� and 鈥榯he impact of digital technologies鈥�, and shared that 鈥淯NITAS going online is one of the University鈥檚 responses to these megatrends.鈥�
Fr. Miranda expressed his full support of UNITAS, saying that, in line with the mission of UST to spread the light, 鈥淲e have to be ready to share our knowledge with the world.鈥�

He then announced that in a few months, an aggregate portal of
all the University鈥檚 peer-reviewed and indexed research journals will be available to the public. UNITAS volumes and special issues, including
Prof. David鈥檚 鈥淢illennial Traversals,鈥� are freely available
for public viewing through https://unitasust.net.

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The four-day conference titled 鈥淎udacious Ideas: University Museums
and Collections as Change-Agents for a Better World鈥� tackled various
University museum organizational and operational setups across the world
and how each of them work out exhibits, installations, issues in funding,
research and different innovations on technology. The conference also
stressed the importance of the university museum as a support learning facility
for students and the general public geared towards cultural advancement.

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In partnership with the British Council Professional Development Centre, this was made possible through the Office of the Rector, which concurrently serves as the ASEACCU Secretariat as UST Rector Very Rev. Fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy. O.P., is presently its Executive Secretary.

Twenty six aspiring and newly appointed administrators and officials of
Catholic universities across Southeast and East Asia participated in this leadership training program titled 鈥淓xecutive Leadership Essentials鈥� which sought to enhance their skills in engaging their employees, create a climate of trust among their teams, develop their ability to lead with credibility and confidence even in times of change, and strengthen their ability to connect with others.

Canadian master trainer Ms. Tara Mitchell, who has over 17 years of experience as an educator across Asia, Africa, and Europe, and former UST
Vice Rector for Religious Affairs Rev. Fr. Filemon I. dela Cruz, Jr., O.P., who is now assigned in Surabaya, Indonesia and who has over 25 years in the priesthood, were facilitators for the conference.

The five-day conference covered a wide range of topics, such as: Catholic leadership for Day 1; the role of leaders, creating trust, delivering through others, creating a cohesive team, motivating your team, and facilitating change for Days 2 and 3; and culture and leadership style, effective leadership across cultures, dealing with challenging situations for Day 4.
For the fifth and final day of the conference, a cultural tour which included visits to the National Museum and the San Agustin Church was facilitated by UST Archivist Prof. Regalado Trota Jos茅. Institutional visits to De La Salle University and Adamson University were also conducted.

Assisting the Office of the Rector in this conference were the Office of the Secretary-General, the Office of Public Affairs, Facilities Management Office, and the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management

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St. Dominic as a model of humility and service
In his sharing, Fr. Sipalay narrated how he first came to know about St. Dominic, in 1987, when in a homily by Rev. Fr. Arturo Pestin, O.P., St. Dominic was likened to a broom, particularly the Filipino 鈥渨alis ting-ting鈥� (or a coconut vein broom), for the reason that after he served his purpose, he was set aside for he had already served his purpose. 鈥淒ominic wanted to be remembered not as himself but because of the task of preaching,鈥� Fr. Sipalay said.

Further into Dominic鈥檚 demonstrated humility, Fr. Sipalay narrated how Dominic responded when asked about his desired burial site. Dominic would eventually be buried in the Church of St. Nicolas in Bologna, Italy, where beginnings of the Order can be traced. 鈥淢any may think that Dominic simply wanted to be forgotten, but the Master [Very Rev. Fr. Bruno F. Cador茅, O.P.] of the Order would like to present to us that in this image [of Dominic鈥檚 final moments], Dominic would like to be in the midst of his brothers.鈥�

Of more use where he was going
History records how Dominic told his brothers that he will be more effective in death, when he will be with God, than in life on Earth. Fr. Sipalay said that Dominic continues to guide the entire Order as it ministers to the faithful through the centuries.

Dominic鈥檚 desire, according to Fr. Sipalay, was to live out 鈥淛esus鈥� dream for the world, for the Church to be the Sacrament of Christ in the world,鈥� said Fr. Sipalay.

You are Dominicans
Addressing the administrators, teachers, and staff, the Vice-Chancellor said: 鈥淢any of you here [administrators, faculty members, and staff], you are our collaborators, you are Dominicans.鈥� He related the encounter of former Socius of the Master for Intellectual Life, Rev. Fr. Michael Mascari, O.P., with the deans and academic unit heads of UST last September 19, 2017 meeting. In that meeting, Fr. Mascari asked: 鈥淗ow do see yourselves as Catholic and Dominican administrators of UST?鈥�

Fr. Sipalay said that in the Order, the collaborators in the education ministry are seen as Dominicans themselves. 鈥淚 hope [your contemplation of the Word] is what you bring out in your ministry in the [different areas you are assigned] in this University.鈥� Quoting the Master of the Order, Fr. Sipalay said that: 鈥溾�楾o preach Christ if our path toward sanctification.鈥� We have to lend our voices and be the voice of Christ in our time.鈥�

The Vice-Chancellor reminded the community that Dominic did not just help satisfy the temporal hunger of the people of his time for food, but he also saw their spiritual hunger to know God. He asked the Thomasian administrators, faculty, and staff to help satisfy the hunger of students, for the questions they have and their need of guidance. 鈥淒ominic responded to the needs of his times. We now need to respond to the needs of ours.鈥�

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The keynote address was delivered by University of the Philippines – Diliman Chancellor Dr. Michael A. Tan. The conference consisted of plenary
sessions on: preservation of heritage, tolerance in the midst of diversity, impact of literacy advocacies, integrating indigenous knowledge in the curriculum, respectful reading education, informed decision making, critical reading of mass media, and ethics in social media.
Part of the conference sessions focused on inclusive education for learners
and learner-centered literacy. Speaker Myra Tantengco of the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Education, who specializes in inclusive education, special education, and talent development of gifted individuals, emphasized, 鈥淭here is no such thing as a 鈥榥ormal鈥� classroom. Diversity is the norm in [Philippine] classrooms.鈥�

She debunked the notion of a classroom where every student has
the same learning style, the same access to resources, and the same level of
knowledge.

鈥淲hen you provide the same things, there will be some students who will be able to keep up, but there are those who will not,鈥� Tantengco said. In order to avoid this imbalanced status, she encouraged teachers to provide multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement to create a welcoming and supportive classroom for resourceful, knowledgeable, strategic, goal-directed, purposeful, and motivated learners.
In a succeeding talk, former President of the Singapore Reading and Literacy Society Ms. Yin Mee Cheah, Ph.D.,

challenged teachers to expand their repertoire of skills and negotiate the
curriculum given learners鈥� various needs. Presently the principal consultant and partner for Learning Ventures, a Singaporean company that specializes in continuing education and professional development for English language teachers, Cheah reminded the participants that any second language carries cultural significance and meaning that can be
reinforced by the materials and teaching methods, thus, one of the crucial roles of the teacher within the classroom is to be a 鈥渕ediator between materials and students.鈥�

In the Philippine context, De La Salle Philippines President and former
Secretary of the Department of Education Br. Armin Luistro, FSC, shared insights on the conference鈥檚 theme 鈥淟iteracy toward Civility鈥� and issues and concerns of reading in challenging times. He urged the participants to 鈥渁ccept that responsibility [to develop a new generation of able
and eager readers] as part of the reading teacher鈥檚 goal and mission.鈥�
Making literacy accessible and relatable is crucial, as Br. Luistro shared, 鈥淔ilipinos are better with reading today than in the past decade鈥� because access has made reading a habit [for more] Filipinos.

Other conference speakers and discussants were: Dr. Maria Serena Diokno,
Dr. Eufracio C. Abaya, and Prof. Maria Hazelle Preclaro-Ongtengco of the University of the Philippines – Diliman, Carolyn Bumanglag of the Lilok Foundation, Dr. Rizalina Labanda of the International Literacy Association,
Dr. Lydia Liwanag of the Philippine Normal University, Dr. Ani Rosa Almario of the Raya School Manila, Dr. Lornita Wong of the Hong Kong Institute of Education, UST Literature Department Chair Dr. Joselito Delos Reyes, Ya-Huie Chen of the National Taiwan University, blogger Jover Laurio, author Weng Cahiles and illustrator Aldy Aguirre.

RAP aims to develop among the citizens a consciousness of the importance of reading, worthwhile reading tastes, and a lifetime habit of reading that will make everyone a reading Filipino; to act as a clearinghouse for information on research, instruction and training and other matters related to reading and to establish and maintain contacts with related national and international organizations and with individuals interested in promoting the purposes of the Association for mutual understanding, cooperative work and enlightenment.

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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), PHI-NADO, in partnership with the
Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) hosted back-to-back anti-doping events from July 18 to 20, 2018 held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City with the theme 鈥淧lay Clean. Play True. Play Fair. Nope to Dope.鈥� The 2018 National Summit on Anti-Doping in Sports was held on the first day attended by sports administrators, officials and media staff. It was followed by a two-day 2018 National Coaches Seminar on Anti-Doping in Philippine Sports with nearly 100 participants consisting of government officials, sports administrators, coaches and players from different national
sport associations, local government, government units and sport organizations.

The anti-doping consultants discussed the new international standards for code compliance by signatories, accountability of all stakeholders, anti-doping education tool kits, responsibilities and values-based integration, revisions and reinforcement of the World Anti-Doping Code of 2015 which included investigation, results management and appeals, athlete whereabouts and online tools and assistance, doping control
procedures, processes and updates, medical disclosures and therapeutic
use exemptions (TUE), ergogenic aids and nutritional supplements.
The summit impressed upon the participants the values of true play and
clean game in sports to promote a drug-free culture amongst the athletes and the young population.

Stakeholders were remindedof their contribution to the creation of a
sporting environment conducive to healthy living where play is fair and true by way of complimentary actions. Coaches and other participants were also given the chance to share their insights regarding anti-doping.
Suggestions for future implementation of anti-doping activities such as education included integration to the new K to 12 school system in the Philippines for early behavioral development against doping from childhood, to integration in collegiate and national teams such as the UAAP, NCAA and Palarong Pambansa were also discussed.

According to SEARADO Director General Gobinathan Nair, 鈥淲ADA is not here to sanction people. The idea is to help you come to the standard of playing clean and true. Our integrity matters.鈥� He emphasized the reinforcement of roles and responsibilities of national federations, re-introducing the role of PHI-NADO in its fight towards clean sport and the call for collaboration and partnership among stakeholders for future anti-doping practices in sport.

The summit highlighted the need for caution and accountability in what we take into our body, emphasizing that education is the key to prevent any unwanted things from happening. The future is bright for Philippine anti-doping as members and leaders of the Philippine sporting community
expressed their full support for the program and future activities of the organization.

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This program served as an opportunity to expose the students of CBU to different practices in the field of allied health sciences in both the clinical and community based rehabilitation here in the Philippines.
Faculty members Dr. Marshare Penny and Dr. Jessica Miller and students Michelle Holguin, Christen Lutz, Erin Mclean, Megan Sands, Dominique Sisco, Briana Bouchet, Nicole Defiebre, Elizabeth Gehrig, Sandra Gomez, and Nancy Gonzalez represented the CBU group.

College of Rehabilitation Sciences Dean Assoc. Prof. Anne Marie Aseron,
MSPT, and faculty members of the Sports Science Department were present to welcome the CBU group.

The CBU team visited the CRS affiliation centers, namely, the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City, the Apolinario Mabini Rehabilitation Center at the UST Hospital, Manila, and the REACH Foundation Inc., in Mandaluyong City.

At the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of the Philippine Heart Center, the CBU students were exposed to different rehabilitation protocols for patients who had stroke and cardiac conditions. They were given the chance to observe and assist the staff of the center in managing
and providing therapeutic exercises to their patients.

In UST, the group visited the Apolinario Mabini Rehabilitation Center at the UST Hospital, where the CBU students were exposed to Physical Therapy Sessions in a private hospital setting. The CBU students were paired up with the UST-CRS interns under the Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology programs. Rotating in the Center with the UST interns, the CBU students were able to assist the interns and observe them as they provided services to the patients. They were able to observe how the private hospital system works in the country.

They also conducted interviews of the staff. At the REACH Foundation Inc., in Mandaluyong City, the California-based group had the opportunity to observe how a community based rehabilitation center focuses on pediatrics.

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UST CCWLS Director Prof. Emeritus Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Ph.D., opened
the series of lectures with the topic 鈥淭he Importance of Literature and Creative Writing in the 21st Century.鈥� UST CCWLS Assistant Director Assoc. Prof. Ralph Semino Gal谩n, delivered a lecture on the very broad terrain of literary theory and criticism, from the moral approach in the study of literature to critical disability studies, as well as possible points of entry in Philippine culture and society by aspiring scholars of cultural studies.
Three Resident Fellows of the CCWLS were tasked to deliver lectures.
Asst. Prof. Chuckberry J. Pascual, Ph.D., and incoming coordinator of the newly established undergraduate Creative Writing program of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, offered incisive insights on the 鈥渉ypebeast鈥� phenomenon as a mode of resistance against cultural hegemony by
urban underprivileged youth.

Assoc. Prof. John Jack G. Wigley, Ph.D., gave pointers to young writers on how to be truly funny in Humor Writing using examples from his own work. The Varsitarian Faculty Adviser and Philippine Daily Inquirer Books and Arts Section Editor Joselito B. Zulueta
gave indispensable pieces of advice on how to successfully run a 鈥渞eadable鈥�
campus paper, even paying attention to the layout and use of pointed fonts.
The 200 participants were composed of faculty members and college students from the host school, schools in the nearby provinces of Quezon, and state universities of Southern Luzon. The UST CCWLS Outreach Lecture
Series in SLSU was initiated and first organized in 2013 by Resident Fellow
and UST Department of Literature Chair Joselito D. Delos Reyes, Ph.D.
This year鈥檚 Outreach Lecture Series was organized by Assoc. Prof. Gal谩n

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Batan, who teaches under the Department of Sociology, presented two
papers, first on his research expertise on the istambay phenomenon titled,
鈥淯nearthing Structural & Symbolic Violences in the Lives of Filipino
Istambays,鈥漚nd second, as a documenter of history of Philippine Sociology titled, 鈥淩ecent Developments and Prospects in the Teaching, Training and Practice of Sociology in the Philippines.鈥� He also served as program coordinator of the RC34 Sociology of Youth panels and as session organizer of Migration, Mobilities and Borders with youth sociologists from France, China, Spain, and Japan.

Batan, a renowned sociologist, is Vice President for Asia of the Research
Committee (RC) 34 鈥� Sociology of Youth (2014-2018) and President of the Philippine Sociological Society (2017-2018).

The World Congress of Sociology brings together more than 5,000
sociologists and social scientists every four years. The next world congress will be held in Melbourne, Australia in 2022.

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