Galanggan is one of the 12 recipients across the US in the Titan Division.

In the middle of Galanggan’s duty, in a Facebook on September 14, 2023, the Facility Administrator of their region, LaShon Williams, along with her colleagues set her up to bring her the message of her achievement, which they kept along with her family members for two weeks.

Sometime in 2021, Galangga flew to Hampton, Virginia and filled in a nursing post at DeVita Kidney Care Center, where she was elevated to the position of clinical manager after five months. She worked at the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center and also at a military hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Florence Nightingale, the namesake of the highest distinction given to a nurse, dedicated her life to providing exceptional patient care. During the Crimean war, Nightingale was a manager who trained nurses in treating wounded soldiers. She was also instrumental in leading the advancement of nursing practices and hospital management. Thus, she was hailed as the “Mother of Modern Nursing”.

Meanwhile, Nightingale’s notable legacy resonated in Galangga’s contemporary Thomasian brand of service and such distinction was a fitting tribute to her for imbuing and demonstrating the Thomasian core values overseas.

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Aside from teaching at the Faculty of Pharmacy and the UST Graduate School, Hapan has also held the following posts in recent years: Chairperson of the Technical Committee for Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science Education under the Commission on Higher Education, member of the Committee on Career Progression and Specialization Program and Credit Accumulation Transfer System under the PRC, Chairperson of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) Committee on Career Progression and Specialization, member of the PAMET Committee on Education, member of the PAMET Committee on Research and National Executive Secretary of PAMET from 2018 to 2020.

She is also a member of CHED鈥檚 technical panel for health professions education. Dimaano, the Program Lead of the UST Graduate School Engineering Cluster, has also served as government research administrator and Corporate Secretary of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). She has earned awards such as the 2009 National Research Council of the Philippines Achievement Award, 2011 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Applied Research by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST).

Prof. Hapan and Prof. Dimaano now join the University鈥檚 roster of Outstanding Professional of the Year Award recipients, such as the Assistant to the Rector for UST Sta. Rosa Prof. Philipina A. Marcelo, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering, 2021), Dr. Roberto Manaois (Medical Technology, 2021), Assistant to the Rector for UST General Santos and Academician Dr. Maribel G. Nonato (2020, Chemistry), Dr. Eduardo Ong (2020, Real Estate Service), Dr. Donald G. Manlapaz (2020, Physical Therapy), Dr. Aleth Therese L. Dacanay (2018, Pharmacy), Dr. Donald Lipardo (2015, Physical Therapy), Dr. Rosalinda Solevilla (2011, Pharmacy), Dr. Priscilla Torres (2009, Pharmacy), Dr. Cheryl R. Peralta (2009, Physical Therapy), Assoc. Prof. Jocelyn Agcaoili (2007, Physical Therapy), and Dr. Fortunato Sevilla (2002, Chemistry).

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The webinar, presented in two parts, first gave insight on the history of the LGBTQIA+ community, their influence in society, and the labels and terms that emerged within the community throughout the years. This was followed with a discussion that highlighted inclusivity discussing ways on how to make members of the said community feel welcomed.

The guest speakers of the event were Attorney Chel Diokno, a lawyer, educator, and advocate for human rights, Dr. John Manuel R. Kliatchko, Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department and member of the Ethics Committee of the Psychological Association of the Philippines鈥� LGBT Special Interest Group, and Ms. Lou Sheridan Manlapaz, a project manager at Cardinal Health International Philippines.
The webinar was organized in line with the 5th SDG of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. The organizers chose to conduct a webinar on inclusivity to underscore empowerment regardless of gender.

In his short speech, Atty. Chel Diokno expressed his beliefs as a human rights lawyer that the freedom to express one鈥檚 gender identity, including one鈥檚 relationship preference is firmly included in our rights. He thanked the youth for their call to action and reiterated his support for equality, stating that the journey towards equality is admittedly an uphill climb, but he too hopes for a day that no one would be judged for their gender identity.

Dr. Kliatchko gave his discussion on gender and sexuality in the workplace, starting with the history of the LGBTQIA+ community and its influence and changes in society, one of which is the SOGIE bill. He then began his discussion on celebrating diversity and informed the participants of the many different labels and terminologies of the LGBTQIA+ community as a precursor to the goal of the SOGIE bill which is to stop discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. Dr. Kliatchko expressed that in order to do so, everyone must be informed of the basics and that starts with language and how to properly address a member of the LGBTQIA+ community as it is the very first step towards inclusivity.
The second and last speaker, Ms. Manlapaz, shared her experiences in life and the workplace as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. She began her discussion by applying the information from the previous lecture and discussing what one should do if their child, family member, friend, or co-worker is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. She expressed that in order for one to be inclusive they must first initiate the conversation regarding the topic, following that, by being well-informed, one would be able to show their full support towards their friends and family, and lastly, support from the community will follow. She reiterated that an inclusive workforce starts with having a conversation, and from there, allies and members of the LGBTQIA+ community can further help and make society a better place.
The course facilitator, Mr. Gian Carlo M. Ledesma, concluded the event with his closing remarks by expressing his advocacy for the needs and rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. He stated that while the community has had challenges and successes throughout history, society still has a long way to go to achieve the desired acceptance and treatment for the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Assoc. Prof. Maria Ruth Pineda-Cortel, Ph.D., from the Department of Medical Technology, and Asst. Prof. Nikki Heherson Dagamac, Dr.rer.nat, from the Department of Biological Sciences joined the roster of eleven Outstanding Young Scientists for the year 2022.

According to the NAST Philippines website, the Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) Awards are given to Filipino scientists under 41 years of age who have made significant contributions to science and technology. It consists of a trophy and cash prize.

Pineda-Cortel鈥檚 expertise is on women鈥檚 diseases, particularly gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Her study of PCOS is on the current diagnostic methods being used for it, the risk factors associated with it, and its association with genetic polymorphisms. As for GDM, Pineda-Cortel heads a project funded by the Department of Science and Technology 鈥� Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) titled, 鈥淏lood and Placental Gene Expression in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.鈥� This research study aims to identify early biomarkers of GDM and emphasizes the importance of preventive prenatal healthcare to protect both the mother and the baby from the various complications that the said disease may bring.

Pineda-Cortel is currently involved as one of the Project Leaders of the Oplan Atletang Pinoy Program under the DOST-NICER (Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D), which aims to develop a local product that will be utilized for rapid wound healing and recovery by athletes suffering from musculoskeletal injuries and tendinopathy.

Having finished her Bachelor鈥檚 and Master of Science degrees in Medical Technology, and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biological Sciences, all with distinctions, at the 91性息港, Pineda-Cortel currently teaches at the UST Faculty of Pharmacy and is a Resident Researcher at the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences (RCNAS).

Recently, she took her postdoctoral fellowship under the US-ASEAN Science and Technology Fellowship program through the US Mission to ASEAN (US-ASEAN) in coordination with the US American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She also had her postdoctoral diplomacy under the ASEAN Science Diplomat program through the ASEAN and Environmental and Climate Change Research Institute.

Meanwhile, Dagamac studies the evolution, ecology, biogeography, and population genetics of tropical and subtropical slime molds. His investigations of the myxomycete compositions in terrestrial ecosystems of the Philippines and Paleotropical regions of the world increased the number of records of myxomycetes for the Philippines and supported the moderate endemicity hypothesis as a global biogeographic pattern for eukaryotic protists refuting the popular, ubiquitous model for microorganisms, respectively.

Currently, he is a long-term Balik-Scientist at the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science at the 91性息港. He translated his expertise in the fields of basic and applied ecology, evolution, and genetics in the development of the course plans of various technical courses in the Biology program. His knowledge on machine learning, ecological modeling and statistics, and population genetics became fundamental in drafting remote and virtual laboratory exercises in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology.

Apart from his academic duties, Dagamac is the program leader of two major research programs. The first program is the DOST-PCAARRD project which proposes wildlife conservation strategies, land use and evaluation, and the diversity of terrestrial protists and vertebrates in Occidental Mindoro. The second program, funded by the National Research Council of the Philippines, aims to study land use and evaluation, conservation of various endemic trees and flora in general, and the diversity of the terrestrial and marine protists in the province of La Union.

He obtained his Bachelor鈥檚 degree and Master of Science in Biological Sciences degrees from UST, and his Doctor of Natural Sciences degree from the University of Greifswald in Germany.

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The AD Scientific Index uses the total and last five years鈥� values of the author impact index and citation scores from Google Scholar to rank scientists by subject, institution, country, region, and in the world according to scientific performance and the added value of the scientific productivity.

Hidalgo, who holds a doctorate degree in comparative literature, is also a Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines (UP).

Among the many awards she has received are the Gawad Balagtas, Gawad Dangal ng Lahi, and three Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, including the Grand Prize for the Novel in 1996 for Recuerdo. She has also been recognized as an Outstanding Thomasian Writer and an International Publication Award Hall of Famer.

Hidalgo has published more than 40 books, including novels, short story and CNF collections, and autobiographical travel books. Her works on literary criticism and research focusing on women鈥檚 literature have contributed greatly to local and international feminist scholarship.

Her latest book, What I Wanted to be When I Grew Up, released by UP Press in May 2022, is a memoir that traces the effects on her life of the books she read and movies she watched from childhood to high

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The UST Graduate School, in partnership with the Department of Philosophy, celebrated the 7th Thomasian Philosophers Reunion Convention. The convention is a biennial event which aims to celebrate its alumni for their contribution to the academe. This year鈥檚 convention was a tribute to Dean Emeritus Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba, Ph.D., who was able to virtually join the event for the duration of the program.

Dean Emeritus Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba, Ph.D. finished her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1957. A year after her graduation, she was already recruited by Dr. Emerita Quito to teach Philosophy in the University.

She pursued her graduate studies and finished her doctorate in 1976, Magna cum Laude. Her dissertation was then published by Filipiniana Sacra in 1976. Her notable publications are Philosophy of the East, Atman-Brahman Relationships in the Upanishads, Interpretation of the Doctrine of Transmigration, and Mission of Women: A Return to their Original Role.

Aside from being a respected professor, Dr. Villaba also served as the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters from 1972 – 1976, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters from 1976-1987, and Dean of UST Graduate School from 1987- 1995.

It is because of these reasons that she was given tribute by the Department of Philosophy and the Graduate School. Her role as an educator and an administrator has inspired her students to continue a career in the academe. This is evidenced by the messages given by her former students who were invited to deliver testimonials, namely, Dr. Arlen Ancheta, Dr. Lino Baron, Mr. George Garcia, and Mrs. Anita Garcia. All of them have become respected professors and administrators in the university.

Dr. Alma Santiago-Espartinez and Dr. El Mithra Dela Cruz also delivered a paper about Dr. Villaba鈥檚 role in shaping female philosophy students. It is important to note that when Dr. Villaba started teaching philosophy, there were only 3 female faculty members in the department whom female students looked up to as their models. Dr. Villaba鈥檚 presence alone encouraged female students to prosper in a male dominated discipline. Fr. Ranhilio Aquino was also invited to deliver a tribute paper.

The conference ended with a response from Ms. Espie Villaba-Alvez, daughter of Dr. Villaba. The closing remarks were delivered by Dean Prof. Michael Anthony C. Vasco, Ph.D., who was also a former student and thesis advisee of Dr. Villaba.

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The discussions focused on the diverse field of language and gender in relation to different societal topics that are linguistically experienced in one鈥檚 professional or academic background. The speakers highlighted how the role of linguistics in gender equality can be attained when everyone is addressed through language as persons of equal dignity and respect.
As the event aims to build an engagement among women-leaders and promote gender inclusivity, the guest speakers were Senator Risa Hontiveros, the current Chairperson of the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, Dr. Joey Andrew Lucido Santos, an English lecturer at King Mongkut鈥檚 University of Technology Thonburi in Bangkok, Thailand, and two professors from the Department of English and Comparative Literature of the University of the Philippines Diliman, Dr. Lalaine F. Yanilla-Aquino and Dr. Aileen Salonga.

Headed by the ELSSOC Adviser, Dr. Rachelle B. Lintao, ELSSOC President Marianne M. Manalo, and ELSSOC Auditor Mary Caryl O. Lozano, the virtual event took place in March, to commemorate and align its agendas with the International Women鈥檚 Month.

SDG #5, Gender Equality, states that equality of men and women are basic human rights that cannot be preserved unless women and girl empowerment were essentialized while expanding the numerous societal-sectors necessary to build a stronger community.

UST ELSSOC Auditor Mary Caryl Lozano, one of the project heads, explained that 鈥渓anguage and gender is an interdisciplinary field of research, wherein our inquiries about gender identities and their impact on shaping and defining our future selves are answered.鈥�

In her short speech advocating for each and everyone鈥檚 鈥淗ealthy Buhay at Hanapbuhay鈥�, Senator Risa Hontiveros acknowledged and thanked Filipinos (particularly OFWs, farmers, women, and the LGBTQIA+ community), for their hard work and dedication for not only contributing to the improvement of our nation but for also advocating for everyone鈥檚 equal rights.
Dr. Santos shared his analysis of semiotic construction of transgender women, in which these women remain under the heteronormative culture and marginalized community. These are to be taken as a start off point in opening the discussion of trans discourse.
Dr. Aquino discussed the importance of gender representation and education based on the teachings written in one鈥檚 literary and academic writings, and how these resources can impact a child鈥檚 mind and awareness on how they can view themselves, their culture, their country, and the people around them.
The last speaker, Dr. Salonga, reminded the audience to keep challenging dominant gender ideologies and gender constructs to disrupt unequal gender and gendered relations of power, and make way for the more vibrant realities of our intersectional lives on the ground.
UST ELSSOC President Marianne Manalo, concluded the virtual event through strongly encouraging the audience to choose leaders that would uplift the voice of different gender identities, champion safe spaces for women and children, and walk the same path with language majors in believing that language can defy the structures of patriarchy, as well as gender issues and politics.

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The speakers at this summit were all UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences alumni. They provided the participants with evidence-based approaches and treatments to common women’s health issues. All proceeds from the event went to the UST College of Rehabilitation Sciences Scholarship Fund.

Mr. Johann J. Dela Paz, PT, MS, Chair of the Organizing Committee, provided the participants with an overview of the summit. Assoc.Prof. Jocelyn F. Agcaoili, President of the UST-CRSAAI, Inc., and CRS Dean Assoc. Prof. Anne Marie C. Aseron were also present during the event.

The summit’s first day focused on the rehabilitation assessment and interventions for pelvic pain, breast cancer, and lymphedema. The first speaker, Alreen Day Alfonso, talked about pelvic pain assessment, treatment, and pelvic health in aging women. She discussed and demonstrated specific exercises that could help prevent pelvic dysfunction and improve overall pelvic health.

It was followed by a discussion on breast cancer and lymphedema by Pam Paredes. She explained how to perform manual lymphatic drainage and demonstrated the bandaging technique.

The second day of the summit focused on the movement approach to perinatal and postpartum care, physical and mental well-being of mothers during the pandemic, and caring for one鈥檚 child and self. Anne Marieviel Olegario discussed some perinatal and postpartum exercises that can be used in designing exercise programs for pregnant women. Coach Alfa January Crisostomo provided several parenting tips that could help the mothers cope with their physical and mental health amidst the pandemic.

Lastly, Cecilia Anne Ibay talked about some mental health exercises and tips. She emphasized the need to acknowledge the simple everyday encounters we have as a means to feel grounded and guided鈥搒omething she feels is usually overlooked because of being too exhausted from work.

The summit had 229 attendees and is equivalent to 7 CPD units as granted by the Professional Regulatory Commission 鈥� Continuing Professional Development (PRC-CPD) Council for Physical Therapy.

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Dagamac, who became a Balik Scientist in 2021, is beginning his career in his alma mater, where he now teaches. His contributions that were recognized dwelt 鈥渙n the biodiversity, distribution, and ecology of tropical myxomycetes, in particular, the discovery of 13 new records of myxomycetes that updates the number of species known in the country and in the development of the first bioclimatic distribution model of selected myxomycetes species in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia, in providing endemism as biogeographical evidence for global protists, and on the impact of disturbances on myxomycete communities.鈥�

In an interview with the Communications Bureau, Dagamac advocated for interdisciplinary researches, arguing that 鈥渁n approach to address research problems is best understood if there are more sectors and branches that can work together.鈥� Currently, Dagamac is working on several government-funded projects, including 鈥渢he ecology of wildlife species with a specialized focus on the endemic Tamaraw of Mindoro using camera trapping and habitat suitability modeling.鈥�

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The 鈥淭ayo ang MagKamanlalakbay: Action Research Part I鈥� was recently held via Zoom and Facebook Livestream.
Event partners were the Faculty of Arts and Letters Department of Sociology, Samahang Kamanlalakbay (SK), and the UST Sociological Society (USTSS). The event was part of the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the Faculty of Arts and Letters.

Faculty of Arts and Letters Dean Prof. Marilu R. Madrunio, Ph.D., in her opening remarks, highlighted that at this time of pandemic, the academic discourse is centered on action research, an instrumental research method that encouraged to view perspectives of different stakeholders on certain issues and to refine critical and progressive thinking.

Providing a historical glimpse of Kamanlalakbay, UST SIMBAHAYAN Director Asst. Prof. Froilan A. Alipao, shared that it was conceptualized in 2002 as the general assembly of the UST partner communities and institutions. From 2002 to 2005, selected and committed community and institution leaders participated in various capacity-building training. During Kamanlalakbay 3 in 2005, programs and projects were evaluated through a participatory approach.

Meanwhile, Kamanlalakbay 4 in 2006 paved the way for the establishment of Samahang Kamanlalakbay (SK) which continued in 2007, when the SK members elected their officers and organized sectoral and geographical clusters.

In 2008, the National Service Training Program (NSTP) specifically the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literacy Training Service (LTS) were brought under the management of the Office for Community Development (former name of UST SIMBAHAYAN). It opened the opportunity to bridge and interweave the NSTP (CWTS/LTS) to the community development and advocacy projects.
Apart from the Kamanlalakbay, a series of training were conducted to improve the skills of community and institution leaders. These include the training for Bamban Ayta Tribal Association (BATA), community health seminars, and basic ecclesial communities which was supplemented with regular community visits.
Due to the community engagement efforts, the SK was legally recognized on March 3, 2011, by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as an association in the Philippines. Alipao emphasized that the journey of Kamanlalakbay for almost two decades has shown the praxis of see-judge-act-reflect in solidarity with the synod of the Church, nation, and environment.

Presented to the participants were the scope and limitation as well as the research method delivered by UST SIMBAHAYAN Program Development Officer Ms. Veronica Michelle Moreno. This was followed by the sharing of Kamanlalakbay 18 Pagsubaybay at Pagtatasa 2019-2020 at 2020-2021 by Ms. Christine Ladera of the Parent Advocates for Visually Impaired Children (PAVIC) and BA Sociology students Ms. Micah Estrologo and Ms. Angel Aranton. Afterward, the Kamanlalakbay 18 Pagpaplano 2021-2022 was discussed by Sister Shirley Milla, RMI of the Holy Family Social and Education Center-RMI, and BA Sociology students Mr. Gabriel Naboa, Mr. Sealtiel Dequi帽a, and Ms. Theara Ablola.

Kamanlalakbay 18 Community Participation Matrix 2019-2021 was presented by Mrs. Vicenta Sochaco of Brgy. Sibulan, Nagcarlan. Laguna with Naboa, Dequi帽a, and Ablola. Lastly, Kamanlalakbay 18 Pagtatasa at Rekomendasyon was given by Estrologo, Aranton, and Ablola.

Based on the presentations, USTSS Treasurer Ms. Ioni Kho, SK President Ms. Merlita B. De Guzman, and College of Architecture Community Development Coordinator Asst. Prof. Antonino IV N. Tobias, shared their insights.

Department of Sociology Coordinator Prof. Clarence M. Batan, Ph.D., in his closing message, expressed that the composed discourse portrayed in the event is a genuine concept of citizenship and should be embodied as well in the government. A consultative discussion for community development with no personal agenda, but rather the intersection of self with the social phenomenon, should prevail.

UST SIMBAHAYAN Asst. Director Asst. Prof. Evalyn B. Abiog, Ph.D., in her closing remarks highlighted the significance of analysis and evaluation as the basis of planning, implementation, and monitoring of community development and advocacy projects. Despite the challenges brought by the pandemic, the community engagements continue to thrive through open communication and strong partnership with different stakeholders, said Abiog.

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