As a prelude to the main event, USTAAI, in collaboration with OAR, UST Museum, and USTPax Romana 鈥� Tourism and Hospitality Management Unit, will be launching a Marian Exhibit on May 2, 2025, 09:00AM, at the Ground Floor Lobby of the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building (BGPOP). As a Pontifical and Catholic University of the Philippines, UST remains steadfast in its mission to nurture devotion and spirituality within the community.

Aligned by the Church鈥檚 declaration of the Year 2025 as the Year of Hope, the exhibit seeks to inspire the faithful, highlighting Mother Mary鈥檚 unwavering presence as a source of hope and comfort in our journey with the theme, 鈥淚nang Maria: Kalakbay Tungo sa Pag-asa.鈥� Marian sculptures made by Thomasian artists Willy Tadeo Layug and Patrick Naval will be displayed together with images from different churches in Metro Manila and nearby provinces until May 8, 2025.

USTAAI and OAR鈥檚 annual vibrant joint celebration of Flores de Mayo and the Thomasian Alumni Grand Santacruzan will be held on May 8, 2025, at 03:00PM at the Santisimo Rosario Parish 鈥� UST and UST Grounds, respectively. The program will begin with Flower offering to the Blessed Virgin Mary followed by the Parade of Queens around the campus.

The event will culminate with a Gala Dinner at 06:00PM at the Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom, BGPOP Building, UST Manila.
Thomasian entrepreneur Joel Cruz will be the Hermano Mayor and the major sponsor for this year鈥檚 event in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his perfume company, Aficionado.

The Flores de Mayo festivities aim to provide an opportunity for the alumni to actively take part in the social occasion, to be engaged with the university events, and for the students to experience and learn more about this colorful religious tradition. The Thomasian Alumni Grand Santacruzan was launched in 2019 but halted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was later resumed in 2023. The flower offering to the Virgin Mary continued during the pandemic in 2021 and 2022 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned, Sta. Ana, Manila and Santisimo Rosario Parish 鈥揢ST, Manila, respectively.

The Hermano and Hermana Mayores from the past editions were UST High School Alumni Association Former President Emelito Malabanan in 2019, UST Engineering alumna and finance expert Engr. Daisy Serrano in 2023, and UST AB alumna and IPM Construction & Development CEO and Chairperson Isabelita Paredes-Mercado in 2024.

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The University of Hawai鈥檌 at Hilo and the 九色 College of Education, Manila, Philippines are co-organizing the 4th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Filipino Studies (ICMFS) to be held on 25-27 September 2025 at the Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, OP Auditorium, UST, Espa帽a, Manila.

With the theme, 鈥淔ilipino for Sustainable Development鈥� (Filipino para sa Sostenibleng Pag-
unlad), the conference aims to (1) foster collaboration and scholarly exchange among the local,
regional, and international scholars, practitioners, students, policymakers, researchers, and
other stakeholders of Filipino and Philippine Studies; (2) provide a platform for a meaningful
dialogue and deeper understanding of the major issues, events, and other processes related to
the Filipinos; and (3) establish a legacy of scholarship on the Filipinos in the Philippines and the
diaspora.

To register and to know more about the Conference, please visit https://hilo.hawaii.edu/conferences/icmfs/

The event is part of the 100th Founding Anniversary of the College with the theme, 鈥淔rom
Foundations to Futures: A Century of Excellence.鈥�

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The event aims to highlight the intersection between science and faith, demonstrating how these two fields complement and enrich one another.

The invited speakers for this forum will offer knowledge from natural sciences, theology, philosophy, and ethics.

National Scientist Rev. fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres S.J., PhD will lecture on “Encounters: Science and Faith, Understanding and Meaning”.

Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro Jose A. Cabantan, D.D., will lecture on “Faith and Science: A Personal Account and Theological Reflection”.

Academician Jaime C. Montoya, PhD will lecture on “Navigating Relationships through the Prism of Faith and Health Sciences”.

Dominican Molecular Biologist Rev. fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio R. Austriaco, O.P., PhD will offer his insights on “When did Adam Appear in Evolutionary History?”

Fr. Felix Delos Reyes, O.P., PhD will discuss “Philosophy as the Foundation of Other Sciences: Revisiting the Discourse of the Thomasian Thomist Norberto del Prado, O.P. (1852-1918)”.

Prof. Jove Jim S. Aguas, PhD will share his insights on the life of “St. Albert the Great as the Universal Doctor and his Relevance to Science”.

Lastly, Prof. Marciana Agnes G. Ponsaran, PhD will talk about “Rhetoric and Reticence: Vision and Values in Nanotechnology”.

Scan the QR Code in the poster to register and know more about the details.

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The Anarygroi FMS Foundation, Inc. and Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, in partnership with the City of Manila Local Government Unit, invite you to its inaugural historic fun run called “Run Through the Past, Race for the Future!” on March 30, 2025, from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.

To register, you may visit the Anargyroi: FMS Foundation, Inc. office, Room 118 of the St. Martin de Porres Building, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday.

You may also register online by scanning the QR code on the poster or using this link: https://racetechph.com/鈥�/run-through-the-past-race-for.

As you explore the history of UST, you are also helping people in need because the proceeds of this marathon will be earmarked in support of the indigent patients of Manila.

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This conference is also the St. Thomas Aquinas Forum and the 12th Leonardo Legaspi, O.P. Lecture.

To speak in the conference are Dominican priests frs. John William Emery, O.P., Adrian Adiredjo, O.P., and Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P.

For more details, .

Registration for the Conference (either onsite or online) is free and is now open until February 10, 2025. You may click this link to register: or scan the QR Code provided on the poster. For inquiries, please contact the Secretariat through Email (aquinasconferences@ust.edu.ph) or Telephone (+63-2-3406-1611 loc. 8659.

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Join us for insightful talks from esteemed plenary speakers, an exciting general assembly, and a special recognition ceremony to honor our generous benefactors who have contributed to the growth and success of the Faculty and students through donations and scholarships.

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Embark on a unique cultural odyssey into the pioneering legacy of Elio Antonio de Nebrija, a renowned Spanish grammarian whose contributions profoundly influenced linguistic milestones in the Philippines and the world. Nebrija’s works inspired the creation of missionary grammar and vocabulary for native Amerindian and Philippine languages.

Instituto Cervantes previously displayed this exhibit in Intramuros from March 12 to July 20, 2024. The exhibit is an adaptation of the Nebrija exhibition by the National Library of Spain, commemorating the quincentennial anniversary of Nebrija鈥檚 legacy. Featuring immersive panels and rare book displays, the exhibition vividly showcases Nebrija鈥檚 cultural contributions and contextualizes his influence on the earliest grammars of Philippine vernacular languages, shaped by his pioneering teachings.

Recognized as the oldest library in the country, the Miguel de Benavides Library houses several works of Nebrija, including Collectanea de variis auctoribus (1541-1549), the two-volume Dictionarium redivivum (1754), and Aelii Antonii Nebrissenis De Institutione Grammaticae libri quinque (1816), which are now located in the Antonio Vivencio del Rosario UST Heritage Library. Moreover, the Heritage Library also holds numerous works on grammar and dictionaries of various Philippine languages, including Arte de la Lengua Bisaya de la Provincia de Leyte (1663), Arte de la Lengua Tagala y Manual Tagalog (1796), and Arte de la Lengua Zebuana (1836), among others.

Join us at the UST Miguel de Benavides Library to explore Nebrija鈥檚 enduring legacy and profound impact on languages and scholarship in an exhibit that promises to enlighten and inspire, resonating through centuries and across continents

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The keynote speakers will be Dr. Aldrin A. Darilag of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Dr. Timothy M. Baghurst of the Florida State University, Dr. Dongwoo Lee of Gwangju National University of Education, Prof. Consuelo G. Suarez, MD, PhD, FPARM of the Research Center for Health Sciences, Dr. Yongho Lee of the Seoul National University, Dr. Tina Gaa-Pulley of Northwest Missouri State University, and Dr. Kelly P. Massey of the Georgia College and State University.

The plenary speakers who will also share their inputs and conduct separate workshops will be Dr. Zhaojing Chen of California State University, Dr. Hyeonho Yu of Ball State University, Dr. Christopher Gentry of California State University, Dr. Eung Soo Oh of Dong-A University, and Professional Organizer of Recreational Dancing, Florida Andrew Weitzen.

The theme of this conference is “Global Harmony in Motion: Unleashing the Power of International Collaboration in Advancing Health, Sports, and Kinesiology through Technology and Research.”

Visit their website for more details and to also view their workshop offerings:

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During the summer school, students will be tasked to survey, rediscover the forgotten and mundane spaces around the UST campus, and then figure out what makes these spaces unique. They will be designing a mobile or a static architectural device/intervention to allow the passing public to engage with this element of curiosity. The said device/intervention will be conceptualized, discussed, refined, and recreated for the design to evolve and develop over time. 聽

The final result will be deployed, photographed, and filmed within its context. The students will acquire a range of techniques for communicating their ideas through sketching, photography, film, drawings, and combining all of these together to speak their ideas and intentions.聽

The Summer School will be conducted in the format of a charrette through short /intense and collaborative teaching workshops/critiques.聽It also aims to turn the energy/enthusiasm/skill and inventiveness of the students toward the ideas of identity in architecture by way of evolving with the theme, which is “Identity crisis, processes of appraisal and proposition.”

Meanwhile, seasoned architect Graham F. Thompson will be the guest facilitator of the program.

The program will be divided into a series of different actions:

Action No. 1 : Fieldwork, seek out aspects of the area within the campus that could be worked with to change a way that it is perceived as it operates.聽

Action No. 2 : Design an architectural device/ mobile intervention that allows this change to be enacted and experienced by the public. 

Action No. 3 : Refine the device by way of testing it, learning, refining and retesting etc. 

Action No. 4 : Deploy the device. Manifesto. 

Action No. 5 : Draw the device in place within the context of the campus.

Action No. 6 : Create a 鈥�办颈濒濒别谤鈥� drawing!

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The event aims to reorganize the society of the Ecclesiastical Archivists of the Philippines membership from different archdioceses and dioceses in the country; reinforce their involvement in the preservation of the Church records; explore their pivotal role as custodians; and develop their skills in managing the cultural heritage records.

Before registering, please note that the participants must have the following qualifications:

1. Participants must be directly involved in the safekeeping of the documents, archiving role in their respective Archdiocese/Diocese/Religious Congregations/Institutions.
2. Participants must have an appointment/endorsement from their Diocesan Administrators, Parish Priest, and Superiors.

Register here:

The National Summit of Church Archives and Heritage Workers is in partnership with the UST Graduate School 鈥� Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics (CCCPET), Catholic Bishops鈥� Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CBCP-ECCHC), and Society of Ecclesiastical Archivists of the Philippines (SEAP).

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