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Titled 鈥�30th Encore: Harmony Through Time,鈥� the UST Singers鈥� 36th International Concert Tour is a showcase of Thomasian and Filipino pride through its repertoire filled with renditions unique to the group.

Aside from holding concerts and performances, the 33-member group also participated in festivals in Spain and Taiwan, and one cert谩men or contest in Spain.

The Philippine Ambassador to Germany Her Excellency Irene Susan Natividad attended a concert in Heilig Geist Kirche, Berlin, Germany, which was also graced by other diplomats including the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany Her Excellency Varuni Muthukumarana and the Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Germany Her Excellency Balbina Malheiros Dias Da Silva.

The Philippine Consul General of the Republic of the Philippines in Milan Hon. Elmer Cato also graced their performance in Italy.
The last international concert by the UST Singers was held in Europe in 2018. In February 2023, the group went on its first concert tour in South Korea after the hiatus brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 探花精选 Singers was named the Choir of the World Champion on July 9, 2019 by Llangollen.tv of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales, United Kingdom. It is also the only group to have won the coveted Luciano Pavarotti Choir of the World trophy twice, first in 1995 and second in 2010. The group will return to the Philippines on August 7, 2023.

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Project Bisita at Kumustahan or ProBik is an initial coordination meeting and ocular visit of the project team to a potential partner, either from the private or public sector, that aims to collaborate for a particular service offered by the Sentro. Under the ProBik, the potential partner is tasked to provide a general overview of their destination and the related gaps or problems that must be addressed, while a representative from Sentro will discuss the services offered.

ProBik was started in Atimonan, Quezon with the visit of the team headed by CTHM Dean Gezzez Giezi G. Granado, DCL, that conducted an assessment of the significant tourist sites of the municipality and performed in-depth interviews with site managers and representatives from April 29 to 30, 2023. Included in the team were Department of Tourism Management Chair Asst. Prof. Jane G. Devanadera, faculty members Asst. Prof. Maria Concepcion A. Ang, Dr. Avi Ben P. Andalecio, and Sentro Turismo Coordinator Mr. Jame Monren T. Mercado. The team also presented its preliminary observations and recommendations. Representing the municipal government was the Office of the Mayor Executive Assistant Atty. Elvis Uy, and the staff from the Municipal Tourism Office.

Meanwhile, on June 22 and 23, 2023 another team from the UST Sentro Turismo visited Tagkawayan, Quezon, for the First Coordination Meeting and Workshop of the Municipal Tourism Development Planning Committee. The CTHM team was headed by Sentro Turismo Coordinator Mercado, together with Department of Tourism Management faculty members Asst. Prof. Ang, Ms. Catherine C. Mondejar, and Mr. Alec P. Bagcus, and Mr. Elijah J. Coronado from the Department of Hospitality Management.

Aside from discussions of the UST Sentro Turismo services and conduct of site assessment, a presentation on the Basics and Dimensions of Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development and related workshops were facilitated by the CTHM team. Representing Atimonan during the presentation was Municipal Mayor Luis Oscar T. Eleazar, a UST Engineering graduate, together with Sanggunian Bayan Committee on Tourism Head John Pocholo O. Eleazar, Senior Tourism Operations Officer Ms. Anna Louella U. Villanueva, and representatives from the different primary and secondary stakeholders.

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Current department chair Assoc. Prof. Zendel Rosario M. Taruc, PhD, and former department chair Prof. Roberto D. Ampil, PhD, lead the delegates from the university who attended the onsite and online sessions.

Taruc presented her paper 鈥淎ng Pagsasalin bilang Pedagohiya sa Pagtuturo ng Filipino at
Komunikasiyon sa mga Tiyak na Larang鈥� while Ampil shared his analysis 鈥淚na(aruga/abuso): Mga Imahe at Gampanin ng Ina sa mga Piling Pelikula ni Laurice Guillen.鈥�

The papers presented by other faculty members also encompassed multi and interdisciplinary themes, which included Assoc. Prof. Catherine Cocabo-Yao鈥檚 鈥淚nang-Guro sa Panahon ng Pandemya: Mga Isyu at Hamon sa mga Ina sa Paggabay sa mga Anak sa kanilang Online Learning鈥�; Assoc. Prof. Josephine Villegas鈥檚 鈥淎ng Antas ng Mathematics Anxiety ng mga Mag-aaral ng Junior High School na may Kaugnayan sa Kanilang Akademikong Pagganap sa Matematika鈥�; and Mr. Mark Anthony J. Etcoba帽ez鈥檚 鈥淧agtitipon ng mga Salitang Ginagamit sa Construction Site: Batayan sa Pagbuo ng Glosaryong Asintada.鈥� Etcoba帽ez together with Ms. Charlotte Malinao discussed, 鈥淢ga Hamon at Oportunidad sa Pagtuturo ng Pagsasalin sa Kaso ng UST: Mga Mungkahi sa Pagbuo ng E-Kagamitang Pampagtuturo.鈥�

Filipino major students under the Bachelor of Secondary Education program presented in two groups. Ann Karen Alonzo, Princess Angel Galono, and Hannah Quevedo discussed 鈥淎ng Penomenolohiya ng Konektibismo sa mga Gurong Nagtuturo ng Filipino sa Bagong Normal.鈥� Meanwhile, Shane C. Mia, Julius I. Pontillas, and Maria Ysabela C. Sicat presented their findings through their paper, 鈥淧agsusuri sa Kalidad ng mga Piling Modyul sa Filipino para sa Ika-8 Baitang ng Departamento ng Edukasiyon Mula sa Rehiyon ng SOCCSKSARGEN.鈥�

Some 250 onsite and 130 online participants attended the conference, organized by the De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Liberal Arts, Silliman University-Philosophy Department, Danum (Dalubhasaan ng mga Umuusbong na Mag-aaral sa Araling Filipino), DLSU Salita (Sentro sa Pagsasalin, Intelektuwalisasyon at Adbokasiya), and the Andrew Gonzalez Philippine Citation Index.

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The project aimed to assess the tourism potential and tourism development of the barangay and its related stakeholders on sustainable community-based tourism. It was funded by the Department of Science and Technology 鈥� National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST NRCP) through the initiative of Representative Hon. Faustino 鈥淚nno鈥� A. Dy V of the 6th District of Isabela.

During the Policy Forum, Congressman Dy, who is also the chair of the House Committee on Bases Conversion, shared the significance of sustainable tourism development to uplift the way of life of the local community and their related stakeholders in the municipality and even through its district and nearby provinces. The plan will provide them with a strategic and evidence-based approach to mechanize their programs and projects for tourism development and resource conservation.

The forum was followed by the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between UST and the municipal government of Echague, Isabela. The MOA signified the strong relationship between the two parties, specifically in implementing the DOST NRCP Policy Funded Research Project. Echague was represented by its officials: Mayor Francis Faustino 鈥淜iko鈥� A. Dy, Vice Mayor Allan P. Tupong, MD, the Members of the Sanggunian Bayan, and Municipal Tourism, Culture and Arts Officer Louie C. Simbe.

Representing UST were #TeamKomunidad and CTHM. #TeamKomunidad was headed by CTHM academic staff and RCSSED researcher Mr. Jame Monren T. Mercado. CTHM Dean and lawyer Gezzez Giezi G. Granado, DCL, led the group that included Assistant Dean Dr. Evangeline E. Timbang, Asst. Prof. Maria Concepcion A. Ang, Dr. Avi Ben P. Andalecio, and Dr. Fhamela F. Sarmiento. They were assisted by Mr. Danilo P. Bustillos II of the Department of Hospitality Management, and Ms. Andrea Nicole D. Hernandez, a CTHM alumna from batch 2019.

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Milanese, who is also the Program Director of the Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy degree program of the same university, covered empirical and practical strategies on how the Delphi method influences health research methodologies and methods.

The research seminar was attended by the current UST students under the Ph.D. in Health Research program, as well as the team of its program consultant, Prof. Consuelo G. Suarez.   The Ph.D. in Health Research program of the UST-GS is supported by DOST-PCHRD and SEI.

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With the theme 鈥淔orensic Linguistics: Strengthening Foundations, Rethinking Paradigms, and Navigating New Horizons鈥�, the conference brought together 134 forensic linguists, lawyers, educators, researchers, practitioners, and language enthusiasts from at least 22 countries around the globe, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, the United States, and Uzbekistan.

During the hybrid event, a stellar lineup of speakers and panelists fostered insightful discussions, shared best practices, and explored innovative approaches within the field of forensic and legal linguistics.

In his keynote speech, delivered on his behalf by Associate Justice Justice Hon. Jose Midas Marquez, the Chief Justice Hon. Alexander Gesmundo emphasized the importance of artificial intelligence in areas like author recognition, language and document analysis, and real-time translation technologies to break through language barriers.

鈥淎side from potentially supercharging undertakings like language and document analysis and speaker and author recognition, of particular interest to those in multilingual jurisdictions such as ours is the development of machine learning for real-time translation tools to help overcome language barriers,鈥� said Chief Justice Gesmundo.

The Chief Justice also highlighted the challenges and issues posed by biases, data privacy, security, and accuracy when using AI systems and stressed the significance of linguists remaining at the forefront of their field in order to address the complex intersections of law, language, and technology.

鈥淓ven with the torrent of such tools, we count on linguists such as yourselves to stay at the helm of the field, especially given the issues that are likely to arise when law, language, and technology intersect,鈥� he said.

During the first day of the conference, Prof. Tim Grant, Director of Aston Institute of Forensic Linguistics (AIFL), Aston University in UK, delivered a plenary lecture on the role of explanation in forensic linguistic expert evidence, while the outgoing IAFLL President Dr. Isabel Picornell shared her knowledge and expertise on ethics and professional conduct oversight in forensic linguistic expert evidence.

Meanwhile, the second day of the conference featured the plenary lectures of Prof. Natalie Schilling of Georgetown University in the USA, focusing on enriching understandings of language expertise through work in forensic linguistics and Dr. Richard Powell, Vice President of Japan Association of Law and Language, who stressed on the value of multilingual law and its roles to multilingual human professionals.

The IAFLL incoming President Dr. Jennifer Glougie also delivered a plenary talk on tightening the reins of expert evidence; judicial gatekeeping in the Canadian context during the third and final day of the conference. Meanwhile, Dr. Susanto Saman, founder and president of Indonesian Community for Forensic Linguistics, shared some reflection thoughts from case studies of forensic linguistics in Indonesia.

Prof. Isabel Pefianco-Martin, the Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Management of Ateneo de Manila University, moderated a themed panel presentation that explored emerging challenges and innovative solutions within forensic and legal linguistics with Prof. Marilu R. Madrunio of UST, Atty. Senando Santiago of the University of the Philippines-Diliman and Dr. Laura Smith-Khan of the University of Technology, Sydney in Australia. In addition, Prof. Grant moderated another themed panel discussion diving into ethics and ethical conduct in Forensic linguistics with Dr. Sarah Atkins of Aston University in UK, Prof. Georgina Heydon of RMIT University in Australia and Dr. Isabel Picornell  as panelists.

Participants also attended a cultural night where they witnessed captivating performances that showcased Filipino culture from the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe, BA Dauncen, UST Conservatory of Music and UST Graduate School Ph.D. English Language Studies students. In line with  IAFLL鈥檚 30th founding anniversary, the biennial conference organizers also awarded the former IAFLL presidents with plaques of appreciation during the event to recognize their significant contributions to the field of forensic linguistics.

Prof. Marilu R. Madrunio led the organizing team of IAFLL 16 as the Conference Convener with Prof. Rachelle B. Lintao and Dr. Alejandro S. Bernardo as Conference Co-Conveners. The other members of the core committee were: Ms. Zenaida Reyes (San Beda-Alabang), Atty. Selenne Anne Leynes (UST), Dr. Raquel Jimenez (UST), Ms. Ma. Kaela Joselle Madrunio (UST), and Dr. Shielanie Dacumos (University of Rizal System-Binangonan). The members of the organizing committee were composed of the academic staff from the Department of English, English Language Studies students in the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as alumnae of the UST Graduate School affiliated with the University of Rizal System-Binangonan and Colegio San Agustin-Binan.

The next biennial conference of the IAFLL will be held at the University of Western Cape, South Africa in 2025.

The hybrid format allowed both in-person and virtual attendees to actively engage in the sessions, ensuring a truly global and inclusive event.

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Carrying the theme 鈥淔oresighting and Reimagining the Futures of Teacher Education in the Asian Region,鈥� the conference was organized by the UST College of Education, in cooperation with the Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya and Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators-NCR.

Department of Education Undersecretary for Curriculum and Teaching Dr. Gina O. Gonong delivered the keynote speech on curriculum enhancement and teacher professionalization.

探花精选 Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Cheryl R. Peralta, DrPH, delivered the welcome remarks, while UST College of Education Dean Assoc. Prof. Pilar I. Romero, Ph.D, explained the conference rationale.

PSALM aims to draw perspectives on the future of teacher education and formation based on insights from Asian country representatives.

Plenary speakers discussed their country鈥檚 experiences on teacher education and formation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers included: National Taiwan Normal University College of Education Dean Dr. Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya College of Education Dean Dr. Luciana, Singapore National Institute of Education – Office of Teacher Education Assistant Dean of Teacher Leadership and Professional Inquiry Dr. Yen Leng Stefanie Chye, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Head of Mathematics (English Program) at the Faculty of Education Dr. Thanatporn Grace, Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Dr. Kamonwat Phuwichit.

Poster research papers on teacher education, education and formation, and teaching across disciplines, prepared by faculty members and students were on exhibit at the auditorium lobby. Meanwhile panel and roundtable discussions on hybrid and online sessions were also held.

Lectures under Panel Discussion A included those from University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education STEMS2 Masters Concentration and UH Manoa Learning Assistant Program Director Dr. Tara O’Neill, and UST Senior High School academic staff Ms. Lorraine del Rosario.

Under Panel Discussion B were presentations from: University of Asia and the Pacific Center for Student Affairs Vice Director Dr. James Lactao, Everest School Principal Mr. Gino Luyaon, and Miriam College Grade Level Coordinator Ms. Phoebe Emmanuelle De Asis.
In Session A of the roundtable discussions, participants were: UST Institute of Religion academic staff Ms. Maria Lourdes Santiago-Antonio, and Atma Jaya Catholic University Religious Education Department Lecturer Mr. Dadi Komsiah,

In Session B, presenters included UST students Ms. Justine Marie Estrada (Bachelor of Early Childhood Education), Ms. Joyce Ann Marie Mangibin (Bachelor of Elementary Education), and Mr. Peter Angelo Estalilla (Bachelor of Secondary Education). Presenters from other institutions were: Ms. Patricia Dennissee Balico (Bachelor of Secondary Education, Mariano Marcos State University), and Ms. Elisabet Nanda Ayu (English Language Education, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Indonesia).

UST College of Education Asst. Dean Louie B. Dasas, Ph.D., who served as chairperson of the PSALM Conference 2023, synthesized the insights of the speakers and lecturers in his closing speech.

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Break the Fake Movement Founder Gabriel Billones, Jr., said that misinformation and disinformation are not just issues that will be faced during election time, but a recurring one that will continue throughout a lifetime. He shared BTFM’s efforts throughout the years in leveraging civic education,  policy making, strategic lobbying for media literacy in curricula, and other endeavors to improve digital literacy, including locally adapting the annual Global Fact Conference by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) in the form of the PFCS.

Billones further emphasized that collaborative effort will be the key to consistent and widespread media literacy, sharing that “The ultimate solution to being able to deal with this kind of information disorder is for us to leverage each other’s strengths through a unified and united front of sharing the same kind of mission.”

UST Secretary-General Rev. Fr. Louie R. Coronel, O.P., EHL, in a message read by Executive Assistant Mr. Emmanuel Batulan, Ph.D., encouraged this notion, and wrote “By cultivating a community founded on positive participation, and diverse perspectives, we can create a resilient and informed society.” He further added, “Let us embrace the power of knowledge, critical thinking, and responsible digital citizenship as we embark on this transformative path together.”

Historian Prof. Xiao Chua discussed 鈥淭he Role of the Academe in the Fight Against Discrimination.鈥� He shared insights from his over 20 years of experience in bringing history closer to the people.

“Misinformation has always been part of our lives even before Facebook,” said Xiao Chua, adding that “The problem now is that this platform is being used by the powerful because of algorithms, and it has divided the people.”

The noted historian highlighted the need for effective communication of historical facts, explaining in Filipino that “History is analysis, it is making a stand when you see all the documents. You make a stand, but you should be fair. We defend the memory of martial law victims, but you also have to not be too combative to the people that you talk to, so that the ones you converse with don’t stop listening.”

He later added that it is important to avoid needless antagonizing, which can be a common issue when people who come from the academe engage with people outside the academic bubble. “Instead,鈥� he suggested, 鈥渇ind a niche where you can be effective. When people know their past and people know about their country and their culture, that makes people love the Philippines more. Not through force, but through the knowledge of history.”

Warning against complacency on the fact-checking movement, Xiao Chua also emphasized the necessity of going beyond fact-checking. “The number one lesson I want to leave here is that fact-checking is not enough. We’ve done great work with fact-checking as a pushback to disinformation, but aside from fact-checking, we also need to do narrative building,” said the historian.

For the plenary talk, journalist and Tsek.PH Project Leader Assoc. Prof. Yvonne Chua discussed “The State of Fact Checking in the Philippines.”

Challenges to Filipino fact-checking initiatives include the sustainability of fact-checking projects due to limited funding or manpower, and the continued threats and attacks. Yvonne Chua also emphasized the importance of the Code of Principles in fact-checking by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter, to which fact-checking initiatives must adhere, namely, nonpartisanship and fairness, transparency of sources, transparency of funding, transparency of methodology, and open and honest corrections policy.

Yvonne Chua also cautioned against methods that and gaps in practice that both 鈥渞ob you of your neutrality and rub the public in the wrong way,鈥� such as adding commentary in the fact-checking materials, relying on non-triangulated secondary sources rather than primary sources, omitting disclosures of attribution to sources, omitting disclosures of methods, funding, organizational affiliations, or ownership, not applying the 鈥渢ruth sandwich鈥� method, having no open corrections policy, or failing to credit other fact checkers.

Acknowledging that while the community of fact-checkers has grown in recent years and that fact-checking efforts are including more varied and specialized topics in local languages in addition to English, Assoc. Prof. Chua indicated her hopes to see the habit of principled fact-checking be more consistently widespread.

鈥淲e are part of an advocacy where fact-checking will not just be limited to professionals, to media, academe, or civil society that look at it as a full-time job. We would like to see fact-checking become a mindset, part of the lifestyle of every Filipino, so that they would not just verify the news often or sometimes, but all the time,鈥� said Yvonne Chua.

Among other discussants were Vice Mayor Shernan Gamol of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro and National Council for Children鈥檚 Television Executive Director Desideria M. Atienza for the topic “Government鈥檚 Efforts to Improve Media and Information Literacy in the country”; Movement Against Disinformation Executive Director Atty. Christianne Salonga, IDEALS Inc Media and Communications Officer Jag San Mateo, National Union of People鈥檚 Lawyers Vice President (NCR) Atty. Frank Lloyd Tiongson for “Multi-stakeholder Approaches to Countering Disinformation”

The panel discussion on 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Next for Fact Checking in the Philippines?鈥� included Probe Productions Managing Director Jennifer Aquino, Rappler Digital Strategy Head Gemma Mendoza, MindaNews Fact Checker Yas Ocampo, VERAFiles journalist Nica Hanopol,  PressOne.ph Associate Editor Rommel Lopez, with moderator Atty. Cris Yambot.          

VERAFiles journalist Nica Hanopol pointed out that the effort of fact-checking need not be limited to just political misinformation, because climate misinformation, public health misinformation, finance scams, and the like also have potential dangers to the community.

Rappler Digital Strategy Head Gemma Mendoza mentioned that while the number of fact-checkers are increasing, the challenges are also increasing. 鈥淭he distribution space for news information is actually shrinking,鈥� said Mendoza.

The event also included a discussion with GMA Integrated News Social Media Team Assistant Manager Audrey Domasianon 鈥淏uilding Trust in Media and Eroding Digital Spaces鈥� and the Media Civics Lab Fact-Checking Academy Journey panel discussion with Andrea Ortega Guanco, Manda Guiam, Max Limpag, and Kimmi del Prado, and a workshop on verification with the Southeast Asian Teaching Fellow of Google News Lab Ching Yee Choo.

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As recipients, they are expected to run workshops that increase the involvement of young people in their participation in local political or social processes, volunteering, and livelihood endeavors. These workshops will bring together youth leaders, youth-led groups, students, and stakeholders to consolidate the issues and challenges they face. The team recognizes the profound impact that youth can make in society; thus, it promotes activities that would foster youth leadership and community participation. Creative, arts-based participatory methods will be used to facilitate discussions.

This project is in partnership with the UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at the University of East Anglia (UEA), United Kingdom.

Insights gained from the workshops will be used for a larger second workshop participated in by local policymakers, practitioners, industry and business representatives, youth workers, and academics. These workshops will also facilitate intergenerational sharing of issues and best practices to develop policy and practice recommendations on supporting young people’s employability, entrepreneurship, and sustainable livelihoods.

This initiative builds on the impact of the UEA UNESCO Chair’s research for the United Nations Volunteers’ 2022 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (UEA Impact and Innovation Award Finalist) as well as UNESCO Chair partner institutions’ research on youth, caste, gender, and entrepreneurship (Nepal), youth participation in policy design, decision-making and community development (Ethiopia) and youth and student activism (Philippines).

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