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UP is only PH school in Times Higher Education rankings

UST last appeared in the list in 2008, when it ranked in the top 500 along with La Salle.

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The University of the Philippines was the only Philippine university that made it in this year’s Times Higher Education world university ranking.

 

UP earned a spot in the 800+ bracket after getting a score of 13.5 based from the following indicators: teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.

 

The University of Santo Tomas, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University did not make the cut.

 

UST last appeared in the list in 2008, when it ranked in the top 500 along with La Salle.

 

United Kingdom’s University of Oxford topped this year’s list.

 

In the 2010 Asian rankings, UST shared the 101st spot with Japan’s Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and Thailand’s Prince of Songkla University. Meanwhile, Ateneo, UP and La Salle ranked 58th, 78th, and 106th, respectively.

 

Earlier this year, UST and La Salle made it in the 701+ bracket in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings. State-run UP led the Philippine universities after bagging the 374th spot while Ateneo remained in the 501st to 550th bracket.

 

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings was first published in 2004 in collaboration with QS. In 2010, the annual publication partnered with mass media firm Thomson Reuters.

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Performers express dismay over ‘hurried’ Paskuhan concert

The sets of performers were allegedly cut short as organizers hurried to end the program in time for the fireworks display.

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(SECOND UPDATE 9:49 p.m. Dec. 17, 2016) Some performers from the Paskuhan concert last Dec. 16, Friday, are dismayed over an apparent mishandling of the event by organizers and production staff.
Band members of Jensen and the Flips, Miles Experience, Autotelic and Gracenote went on Twitter to express their distaste with the actions of the organizers and production staff.

 

“Pag sinabi nilang 5 mins na lang tapos na set mo, matic na last song na yun. So hintayin niyo na lang kami matapos wag yung “wrap it up” pa,” tweeted Choi Padilla of Jensen and the Flips.

 

“Hindi lang siya tama. May mas maayos pa na paraan para sabihin samin. Pwede namang “last song pls”. Hindi yung “wrap it up” sa gitna ng song.”

 

 

The sets of performers were allegedly cut short as organizers hurried to end the program in time for the fireworks display.

 

Josh Villena of Autotelic said in now-deleted tweets that their original six-song set was cut to two songs, then was extended to three songs, then cut to two songs again, until they were finally allowed to perform three songs.

 

“[G]usto ng bands to have a good working relationship with the organizers. [S]ayang naman kung tratuhin silang parang utusan,” Villena added.

 

In a viral video, Gracenote vocalist Eunice Jorge was seen being interrupted by a host as she belted out the last few notes of “When I Dream About You”.

 

 

“Dear thomasians, I was too excited to play and didn’t see that coming. Your prod team broke my [heart] in less than 12mins. Till we meet again,” Jorge said.

 

Guido Hizon of Miles Experience tweeted, “Kesa i-cut niyo yung sets ng mga banda, why not give the Thomasians the freedom to choose kung concert o fireworks ang gusto nila panoorin?”

 

 

Performers were said to have been cut-off while on stage as the organizers speed things up for Thomasians to view the fireworks display.

 

Despite the mishap, the band members said that they still enjoyed performing for Thomasians.
“Paskuhan prod, ill be honest – you are a pain BUT Thomasians always makes it hard for the band to unlove UST. Ill focus on that. We love UST!” said Maysh Baay of Moonstar88 in a tweet.

 

 

“Pero of course, nagenjoy pa din kami. Sana lang na execute ng maayos. Salamat, UST! Sa uulitin! Sana next year uli,” said Padilla.

 

 

“Learning lesson sana to treat your bands nicely. Nang makaulit. Thank you pa din UST 🙂 we had fun!” said Villena.

 

Paskuhan was organized by the Central Student Council (CSC), the Student Organizations Coordinating Council (SOCC) in partnership with Tomasian Cable Television (TOMCAT) and several University offices.

 

In an apparent response to criticism on social media Central Board Speaker Nykko Bautista likened the situation to someone attempting to give soup to a baby without a bowl and utensils.

 

 

Meanwhile, Student Organizations Coordinating Council (SOCC) President Lois Locson has tweeted her apologies.

 

 

TomasinoWeb is still trying to reach the CSC, the SOCC and TOMCAT for comment.

 

The concert was planned to be held at the UST Grandstand, but was held at the Quadricentennial Pavillion in anticipation of a downpour.

 

“If only we can control where to have Paskuhan, we would have put it in Grandstand,” Locson said.

 

 

Thomasian performers like the UST Saliggawi Dance Troupe, Teavana, a band from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Thomasian Idol winner John Saga and Miles Experience also performed in the concert.

 

Other performers include The Ransom Collective, Hale, Iñigo Pascual and Yeng Constantino.

 

Paskong Tomasino

 

Around 60,000 people flocked to UST on Friday to join in the 25th year of Paskuhan, themed “Paskong Tomasino Para Sa’yo!”

 

Light rain did not dampen the spirits of those who watched the fireworks display to the tune of anime theme songs like Voltes V.

 

Just like the previous years, the Security Office enforced tight security to control the flow of visitors. Outsiders were not allowed to enter the campus unless accompanied by a Thomasian.

 

Two Junior students from the College of Education said that they expected a reprise of last year’s 3D wall mapping.

 

“Last year kasi, yung preparations nila, napansin ko ngayon wala masyadong lights. Last year kasi bongga kasama nung lightshow.”

 

Visitors like Yuri Tabayoyong of St. Jude College Manila said that it was last year’s Paskuhan activities that caught her interest.

 

“Fireworks. Tapos sana magkaroon uli ‘yung lightshow. Madami kasi nagsasabi na maganda and madaming tao,” Tabayoyong said.

 

The two-day revelry started with a Mass celebrated by Rector Very Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy and the Agape, where members of the Thomasian community were given chicken and lechon. -M.W.D.P.

 

Editor’s Note: This story has been edited to be more discrete with the use of the words “organizers” and “production staff.” Corrections have also been made to reflect that TOMCAT is not one of the organizers, but is one of the partners. Our apologies for the misidentification.

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UST still top school in elementary level LET

UST also topped the LET last year as it got a 96.21 percent passing rate (127 passers out of 132 examinees).

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The University of Santo Tomas topped the licensure examination for teachers (LET) yet again after it obtained a 97.79 percent passing rate (133 passers out of 136 examinees), results from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) show.
UST also topped the LET last year as it got a 96.21 percent passing rate (127 passers out of 132 examinees).
Thomasians Lenore Hailey Keh and Rikki Lauren Aquino placed second and fifth, respectively.
Keh is tied with Raymund Gerard Banzuela from Divine Word College of Legazpi and Ludelyn Palma from University of Rizal System – Antipolo, all of them with a score of 88 percent.
Aquino, Sittie Halim from Philippine Muslim Teacher’s College, Rothsen Diamola from Surigao State College of Technology, Evangeline Pangasinan from the Pangasinan State University, Alyanna Enriquez from Miriam College and Algie Juridico from Centro Escolar University Malolos scored 87.20 percent.
However, the University skidded by three spots as it dipped to the fourth place in the top performing schools in the secondary level LET, with a passing rate of 87.29 percent, or 158 passers out of 181 examinees.
UST topped last year’s secondary level LET with a 94.92 percent passing rate, or 168 passers out og 177 examinees.
Agripino Luiz Rome Mendoza is the lone Thomasian in the top ten scorers in the secondary level, ranking tenth with a score of 88 percent and sharing the spot with 15 others.
According to the PRC and BPT, 23,378 of 77,466 examinees (30.18 percent) passed the LET for the elementary level, while 31,334 of 92,754 (33.78 percent) passed the LET for the secondary level. -X.G. & T.A.

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