This virtual łÙĂȘłÙ±đ-Ă -łÙĂȘłÙ±đ entitled “The Other World: The Challenges and Anxieties of Translation”, held on November 17, 2021 via livestream, was a part of UST Publishing House‘s “UST Author Lecture Series” in the Manila International Book Fair 2021 (MIBF 2021), where Thomasian authors shared their knowledge on literature and on developing one’s craft.Ìę

Challenges of translation

While translating Hidalgo’s two critically acclaimed books, Pascual shared the challenges he faced in the process, citing the translation of the female voice in the books from English to Filipino. “Iniisip ko baka mamaya ideal translator ni Ma’am [Hidalgo] ay babae rin, so isa iyon sa mga bagay na dapat kong i-overcome habang sinasalin ko ang mga libro,” he said.

Likewise, Hidalgo noted that her two books embodied different voices. Nonetheless, she lauded Pascual for giving justice to its Filipino translation. “Generally, my narrator is a woman and often a woman like myself, iba ang boses ng ‘The Ballad of a Lost Season’ sa ‘Where the ‘Moon Only Rages’, which are fairy tales,” she said. “[Pascual] was able to get that voice and translate it, which is to me a marvel,” she added.

Moreover, Pascual underscored that Filipino poet Gemino Abad’s theory, which is writing “from” English, guided him in translating English works. “Isinasalin ko lang [ang mga akda] pabalik, so may pagsundo. At isang paraan din sa pagsundo ng mga akda ni Ma’am Jing [Hidalgo] ay ang pagpapalitaw ng pagkakautang niya roon sa oral tradition,” he said, noting that Hidalgo’s works harked at the stories from her generation’s grandparents.

Both the translated works, Kundiman ng Panahong Naiwan and Sa Bayan ng Nagngangalit na Buwan: 9 na Kuwentong Bayan, were published by the UST Publishing House.

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Looking back at old works

For Hidalgo, revisiting her old works published more than a decade ago, felt like it was written by a “very young woman” or another person. “When I read the book in translation, it was the strangest feeling: it was like revisiting an old place and then you see your former neighbors, or people you used to know, and they are speaking in another language, so that it seems to me that they are different people, including the character who was based on me,” Hidalgo said.

“It’s like meeting strangers, but the strangers that you used to know, so they are partly familiar and partly unfamiliar.” she added.

An award-winning fictionist and a renowned travel writer, Hidalgo has authored more than 30 books of fiction, travel, essays, and reference materials. Some of her notable works are Catch a Falling Star, Stella and other Friendly Ghosts, Creative Nonfiction (a manual and a textbook), and Collected Stories and Tales, to name some.

The moderator of this event was Prof. John Jack G. Wigley, PhD of RCCAH and Department of Literature.

Revisit the literary conversation between Thomasian authors .

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Now in its 20th year, the theme for the celebration was, “Dalawang Dekadang Pagpapala, Pasasalamat, at Pagdiririwang sa Tagumpay ng Gurong Tomasino.” (Two Decades of Blessing, Gratitude, and Celebration of the Success of Thomasian Teachers)

In his message, UST Rector , commended the appropriateness of the theme, “
sapagkat sa nakaraang dalawang dekada ay maraming Tomasinong guro ang naglaan ng oras at panahon sa pagtuturo ng mahusay, sa patuloy na pagsasaliksik at paglikha, sa pagtulong sa pamayanan at paglilingkod nang tapat sa Unibersidad.” (
because in the last 20 years, many Thomasian mentors have dedicated their time to excellent teaching, continued research and innovation, and being active in the community and loyal service to the University.)

However, the Father Rector also emphasized that the true success of teachers lie not in the number of years of service, and cannot be measured by the number of awards received or research works produced.

“Kung susuriing mabuti, malaking bahagi ng kanyang tagumpay ay mamamalas sa kinalalagyan, o kalidad at antas ng pamumuhay ng mga magaaral na dumaan sa kanyang masusing pagtitistis at pagtatasa, at matiyagang paghuhubog sa kanilang mga kamalayan, upang maayos na matimbang ang katuwiran laban sa kamalian, matutuhan ang tamang paraan kung paano umiwas sa mga panlilinlang, at magkaroon ng lakas ng loob na manindigan sa katotohanan,” Fr. Dagohoy explained. (If we would contemplate it, a large part of [a teacher’s] success is manifested in the status or quality and level of living of students passing through their thorough scrutiny and assessment, and patiently molding their consciousness, in order to properly weigh out righteousness against error, to learn the right way to avoid deceptions, and to have the courage to stand up for the truth.)

Quoting the philosopher George Steiner, the Father Rector reminded the faculty of their mission, “To awaken in another human being powers, dreams beyond one’s own; to induce in others a love for that which one loves; to make of one’s inward present their future; that is a threefold adventure like no other.”

Former University Rector and former Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education Rev. Fr. Rolando V. de la Rosa, O.P., was the guest speaker. In his address, he challenged faculty members to remember that teaching is not merely a profession, but also a profound vocation.  He discussed, “[As God’s call,] a vocation is a fundamental decision in life, defines the person’s presence in the world, expresses one’s deepest identity, and orients one’s actions towards destiny.”

Following the address was the awarding of the Gawad Benavides or the service awards for milestone years. Thirty-seven faculty members received the Gawad Benavides for 20 years, while 38 mentors were awarded for 25 years of service. Twenty received the award for 30 years of service, and 23 were lauded for 35 years of service.

For 40 years of service in the University, eight were recognized, namely: ., from the ; Asst. Prof. Carmelita Cardona and Assoc. Prof. Rodolfo Rabor from the ; Prof. Ma. Corazon Zaida Gamilla, M.D., Prof. Josephine Lumitao, M.D., and Assoc. Prof. Edgardo Orlina, M.D., from the ; Assoc. Prof. Ma. Rebecca Penafiel from the ; and Assoc. Prof. Evangeline Timbang from the . Dr. Gamilla gave the response on behalf of all awardees. Ìę

The Gawad San Alberto Magno, a special award for outstanding published research, was given to , of the Faculty of Pharmacy under the Health Sciences category (Immunology of a Fap2 peptide mimotope of Fusobacterium nucleatum and its potential use in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer); Asst. Prof. Andrea G. Vargas, Ph.D., of the Faculty of Pharmacy under the Science and Technology category (Cloning molecular analysis, and developmental expression of 3 oleosin cDNA isoforms in coconut [Cocos nucifera L.]); and Assoc. Prof. Moises Norman Z. Garcia, Ph.D., and Assoc. Prof. Maria Rosario Virginia C. Garcia, Ph.D., of the under the Social Sciences and Education category (The Environmental Literacy of Elementary School Teachers based in the City of Manila and Nueva Ecija Province). , of the under the Humanities and Cultural Studies category and for outstanding publication, namely, for his research work “Ang Tagalabas sa Panitikan” while his book “Ang Nawawala” earned him the Outstanding Book award under the Humanities and Cultural Studies category.    

The Gawad San Lorenzo Ruiz is given to those with outstanding achievements or are recognized in the national or international scene. The awardees were: College of Science mentors , who received the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award and ., who was named  2018 Outstanding Young Scientist in Pharmaceutical Sciences by the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines, and Novartis Next Generation Scientist by the Novartis Pharma Switzerland; Faculty of Arts and Letters mentor Mr. Paul A. Castillo who won the third place in the Talaang Ginto Makata ng Taon 2018 given by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino; faculty member and Director who was named Greatest Individual for Education Inclusion in the 2017 Edu Tech Asia Awards by the EduTech Asia / Terrapin; Faculty of Pharmacy Dean , who was named ‘Outstanding Pharmacist’ in the 2018 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award by the Professional Regulation Commission; and Dean Prof. Patricia M. Empleo, Ph.D.,  who was named to the Global Accounting ‘Hall of Fame’ by the Institute of Certified Management Accountant.

The board of judges was composed of academics in the various disciplines, and literary writers:  Arnold V. Hallare, Dr. rer nat., Hope Sabanpan-Yu, Amaryllis T. Torres, Alfred A. Yuson, Galileo S. Zafra, Ph.D., Maricar W. Ching, Ph.D., Evelyn A. Songco, Ph.D., Edilberto P. Manahan, Ph.D., Junie B. Billones, Ph.D., Mark Anthony D. Abenir, DSD, and Esperanza C. Cabrera, Ph.D.

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But aside from her considerable production as a poet, dramatist, short story writer and critic, Dimalanta has also mentored a formidable host of Thomasian writers who have been or are currently in the forefront of Philippine literature and culture: National Artists for Literature Bienvenido S. Lumbera and the late Cirilo F. Bautista, UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (UST CCWLS) Director , Makiling High School for the Arts Director Victor Emmanuel “Vim” Nadera, Jr., UP Press Director J. Neil C. Garcia, and UP System Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs and Director for Alumni Affairs Jose Wendell P. Capili, to name a distinguished few associated with the academe.

Dimalanta’s influence, though, as the literary doyenne from España is perhaps best feltin the genre where she had excelled the most, which is none other than poetry, the vanguard of the literary arts. But nearly a decade after her passing, how does the Thomasian poet figure in the contemporary literary scene?

The Achieve of, the Mastery
A quick survey of the latest installment of GĂ©mino H. Abad’s groundbreaking and definitive anthology of Philippine poetry from English collectively titled Man of Earth contextualizes the position of the Thomasian wordsmith who wrought poetry from English in contemporary times.

Of the 161 poets featured in The Achieve of, the Mastery: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, mid-’90s to 2016, a substantial number (23) are Thomasians: Gloria A. Garchitorena-Goloy, Doris Trinidad, Ophelia Dimalanta, Cirilo Bautista, Albert B. Casuga, Recah A. Trinidad, Rita B. Gadi, Alice M. Sun-Cua, Eric Gamalinda, Merlinda Bobis, Joel Pablo Salud, Capili, Bino A. Realuyo, Garcia, Alma Anonas-Carpio, Ralph Semino Galán, Nerisa del Carmen Guevara, Ramil Digal Gulle, Lourd Ernest H. de Veyra, Allan Justo Pastrana, Carlomar Arcangel Daoana, , and Brylle B. Tabora.

Incidentally, three of these Thomasian poets are currently part of the UST CCWLS: Galán, Assistant Director, and Guevara and Parfan, Resident Fellows. (During the directorship of Dimalanta, Bautista and his fellow National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose were named as the Center’s Senior Associates, while De Veyra and Gulle, along with Galán and Guevara were named as Junior Associates.)

Furthermore, most of these Thomasian poets have published individual books of poetry, the more prolific ones having published multiple titles, like Bautista (12), Dimalanta (7), Garcia (6), and Daoana (5). And they have won many national and international prizes for their verse-making. In fact, Thomasian poets have won a substantial number of prizes in the Palanca Awards for the Poetry in English category in the last ten years: Daoana for the poetry collections “The Elegant Ghost” (First Prize, 2012) and “Crown for Maria” (Second Prize, 2013); Angelo Suarez for “Exploratoria” (Second Prize, 2003) and “Else It Was Purely Girls” (Third Prize, 2004); Bobis for “Accidents of Composition” (Second Prize, 2016); Ramil Digal Gulle for“Afterhours, Afterlives” (Second Prize, 2000); and Mike Maniquiz for “Tornadoes and Other Poems” (Third Prize, 2003).

Not Only in English
The prominence of the Thomasian wordsmith in poetry is not only limited to English, since there is also an equal number of exemplary Thomasian poets writing in Filipino: Teo T. Antonio, Nadera, Michael M. Coroza, the Añonuevo siblings Roberto and Rebecca, , Louie Jon Sanchez, Joseph Rosmon Tuazon, Joseph de Luna Saguid, and Paul Alcoseba Castillo, to mention the more visible ones. Two of these Thomasian poets, aside from also being part of the UST CCWLS as Resident Fellows, are very active in the contemporary literary scene: Delos Reyes is the current Chair of the UST Department of Literature and a board member of Philippine PEN, while Castillo is the latest First Prize winner of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Poetry in Filipino for his collection “Luna’t Lunas.” But will the Thomasian poet’s winning streak continue into the future?

UST Graduate School
There is no immediate danger that the Thomasian poet will disappear from the literary scene, even as most of the poets personally mentored by Dimalanta have already reached or about to reach middle age, for she had the foresight in the early 2000s to establish a Creative Writing program in the UST . The 32-year old Castillo, who has an, is a certified proof of the effectiveness of the program.

At present, aside from the more senior UST CCWLS Resident Fellows, two major Filipino poets boost the rank of the UST Graduate School Creative Writing faculty: Abad, UP University Professor Emeritus, who teaches a ‘Poetry in English’ workshop class; and Coroza, a Full Professor of the Ateneo de Manila University, who handles a poetry in Filipino workshop class. Abad and Coroza are Senior Visiting Fellow and Associate Fellow of the UST CCWLS, respectively.

Will the winning streak trickle down to the young poets based inside the España campus?

Undergraduate Creative Writing Program
The UST Faculty of Arts and Letters established in 2018 an undergraduate Creative Writing program to align its course offerings with the UST Graduate School, and to help ensure that the Pontifical University’s legacy of excellence in the belle lettres would continue. And gauging by the enthusiastic participation of its first batch of Creative Writing freshman students and some senior Literature majors to a recently held poetry reading organized by GalĂĄn and UST CW Undergraduate Program Coordinator at the UST CCWLS Conference Room, to celebrate World Poetry Movement (Movimiento PoĂ©tico Mundial) initiated by MedellĂ­n International Poetry Festival Director Fernando RendĂłn, poetry indeed, whether in English or Filipino, is very much alive inside the campus of the Pontifical University.

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The 15 selected fellows were: Paul Cyrian M. Baltazar (katha; DLS-College of St. Benilde), Jose Socrates S. Delos Reyes (tula; AdMU), Kristine Inez Q. Estioko (CNF; AdMU), Bayani M. Gabriel (sanaysay; Tarlac State University), Hans Lawrence V. Malgapu (poetry; UST, UST Social Media Bureau), Angelito G. Nambatac, Jr. (dula; MSU-IIT), Arianne Patricia Onte (fiction; UPLB), Karl Ivan Dan V. Orit (fiction; UST), Riddick Matthew P. Recoter (CNF; DLSU), Keanu Harold G. Reyes (katha; Bulacan State University), Kristinne Nigel C. Santos (screenplay; UST, UP), Manuel Tinio (dula; DLSU), Edmark T. Tan (poetry; UST, DLSU), Maria Gliceria L. Valdez (CNF; UP Mindanao, University of Southeastern Philippines), and Vincen Gregory Yu (poetry; UP Manila).

“[The Center] functions as an academy of letters dedicated to the reaffirmation of the University’s important role in the nation’s literary history, through the creation of a culture of literary excellence within Thomasian community and for the cultivation of an awareness of University’s literary tradition,” UST CCWLS Assistant Director Asst. Prof. Ralph Semino Galan said.

This year’s special guest panelists were: Gemino H. Abad, R. Zamora Linmark, and Jerry B. Gracio. The workshop director was Assoc. Prof. John Jack G. Wigley and the workshop coordinator was Mr. Benedict Parfan.

CCWLS Outreach program
Incon junction with the Center’s role in cultivating awareness in literature, the resident fellows lectured at the Benguet State University. Mr. Chuckbery Pascual, PhD, lectured on the topic of pop culture; Assoc. Prof. Augusto Aguila, PhD, lectured on the history of love teams; Asst. Prof Galan lectured on Latin American Literature; and Joselito Delos Reyes, PhD, lectured on social media.

The panelists from the UST CCWLS awere Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo, director, Ralph Semino GalĂĄn, deputy director, and resident fellows Augusto Antonio A. Aguila, PhD, Nestor Cuartero, , , , and Joselito B. Zulueta.

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“Napakalaki ang nagawa at naiambag ng mg Tomasinong guro sa mga ma-tagumpay na Tomasino. Sigurado ako na kabilang kayo sa inspirasyon ng mga mag-aaral sa kanilang pagsusumikap na makamit at matupad ang kanilang mga pangarap. Hindi lamang iyan maliit na bagay,” Rector Rev. Fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy, O.P. said in his message. “Pinapatunayan ito ng napakaraming mahuhusay at kapuri-puring indibidwal na mula sa iba’t-ibang larangan na nagmula sa ating pamantasan,”

According to Fr. Dagohoy, the theme underscores the relationship between dignity and quality. â€œAng dignidad ng guro ay nakabase sa kanyang atas, sa kanyang mandato, sa kanyang responsibilidad; samakatuwid, sa kanyang tungkuling ginagampanan: ang paghubog sa mga kamalayan upang masusing timbangin ang katwiran at turuan ang mag-aaral kung papaano umiwas sa panlilinlang, manindigan sa katotohanan, at ipaglaban ang katarungan.”

“Ang saligan ng dignidad ng pagiging guro ay ayon sa antas ng kanyang pagtupad sa atas na iginagawad sa kanya; ito ang nag-aangat sa guro. Ginagawa siyang kakaiba at nagtatangi sa kanya sa ibang mga larangan,” Dagohoy added.

Give Students a Chance

Honorary Speaker Prof. Gerardo Janairo, PhD, De La Salle University Chancellor and a Thomasian from the College of Science, recalled his days in UST as a BS Chemistry student who spent his college days with a bad start. Janairo turned this around, though, credited his Thomasian professors for giving him a lending hand in times of trouble and most especially in retaking the bar exams. “Sila ang mga tao na nagbigay ng inspirasyon sa akin at nagbigay ng pag-asa,” he said.

As a professor, Janairo said he preferred to handle “repeater sections” and underscored his love for both his profession and his students. Being a product of second chances himself, Janairo justified that he will do what he can to bring the best of his students: “Buong tiyaga ko silang tinuturuan, tinutulungan, at binibigyan ng pag-asa. Marami akong mag-aaral na nabigyan ng pagkakataon tulad ng ginawa ng dati kong mga guro sa UST.”

The annual recognition program conferred the following awards: Gawad Benavides (for length of service); Gawad San Alberto Magno (for outstanding research); Gawad Santo Domingo (for outstanding community development program); Gawad San Lorenzo Ruiz (for outstanding achievement, as recognized nationally or internationally); and the Hall of Fame Award (for receiving three awards in the Dangal ng UST, except the Gawad Benavides).

Gawad Benavides

20 years

1. Asst. Prof. Reverendo R. Vargas ()
2. Asst. Prof. Fredeswindo R. Medina ()
3. Asst. Prof. Danilo C. Guinto ()
4. Asst. Prof. Beverly Sarausad (Faculty of Engineering)
5. Asst. Prof. Naomi Paz S. Nemenzo ()
6. Asst. Prof. Ariel S. Sta. Ana (Conservatory of Music)
7. ()
8. Asst. Prof. Maria Antoinette L. Rosete (College of Commerce and Business Administration)
9. Asst. Prof. James Rabago ()
10. Ms. Maria Teresa Ramos (Junior High School)
11. Asst. Prof. Marie Anne Lourdes N. Guanzon ()
12. Asst. Prof. Jose L. Ngo Jr. (UST-Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy)
13. Asst. Prof. Marcelita Apolonia ()
14. Asst. Prof. Diana Dy (Institute of Physical Education and Athletics)
15. (College of Education)
16. (College of Education)
17. (College of Education)
18. Mrs. Lucila B. Adriano (Miguel de Benavides Library)
19. Mrs. Arlene Matias (Miguel de Benavides Library)
20. Ms. Michelle San Gabriel (Miguel de Benavides Library)
21. Ms. Arni M. Agustin (College of Science)
22. (College of Science)
23. Prof. Corazon Menguito, PhD (College of Science)
24. Asst. Prof. Ma. Victoria B. Pangilinan (College of Science)
25. (College of Science)
26. Asst. Prof. Jennifer T. Angeles (College of Architecture)
27. Asst. Prof. Armando L. Miranda (College of Architecture)
28. Asst. Prof. Enrique C. Sta. Maria (College of Architecture)
29. Mr. Cesar M. Velasco, Jr. (College of Architecture)
30. Asst. Prof. Jocelyn A. Amongo (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
31. Asst. Prof. Mildred Antonio (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
32. (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
33. Mrs. Aurora Cristina P. Bermudez (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
34. Asst. Prof. Rhodoralynn Lintag (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
35. Asst. Prof. Andres Julio V. Santiago, Jr., PhD (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
36. Asst. Prof. Maximo B. Sauz, Jr. (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
37. Asst. Prof. Noel Martin Bautista, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
38. Asst. Prof Celeste Mae Campomanes, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
39. Asst. Prof Dakila P. De Los Angeles, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
40. Asst. Prof . Lerrie D. Gutierrez, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
41. Prof. Agnes Cecille G. Llamas, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
42. Asst. Prof. Dennis G. Lusaya, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
43. Asst. Prof. Alberto P. Paulino, Jr., MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
44. Asst. Prof. Alberto V. Molano, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
45. Mr. Juan Ramon V. Perez de Tagle, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
46. Asst. Prof Roberto Uy, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)

25 years

1. Assoc. Prof. Ma. Ninia I. Calaca (College of Science)
2. Asst. Prof. Rafael Alfonso (College of Science)
3. (College of Education)
4. Asst. Prof. Myra D. Alvarado (Institute of Physical Education and Athletics)
5. Asst. Prof. Gilda R. Kamus (Institute of Physical Education and Athletics)
6. Asst. Prof. Emmanuel D. Batoon (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
7. Asst. Prof. Antonio Chua (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
8. Asst. Prof. Emerito Gonzales (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
9. Asst. Prof. Emmanuel Lopez, PhD (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
10. (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
11. Asst. Prof. Rogelio O. Almira Jr. (Faculty of Engineering)
12. (Faculty of Engineering)
13. Asst. Prof. Joycelyn Poblete (Faculty of Engineering)
14. Asst. Prof. Dolores T. Andres (Conservatory of Music)
15. Ms. Cynthia Justinia P. Yumul (Conservatory of Music)
16. Mr. Proceso Yusi (Conservatory of Music)
17. Mr. Rodolfo Ventura (College of Architecture)
18. Asst. Prof. Avelino D. Micu (College of Architecture)
19. Assoc. Prof. Mary Caroline Castano, PhD (College of Commerce and Business Administration)
20. (Faculty of Pharmacy)
21. Asst.  Prof. Perla P. Cosme ()
22. Mr. Cesar D. Jucutan (Education High School)
23. Prof. Marcelino Banzon (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
24. Prof Mary Jocylyn Bautista (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
25. Asst. Prof. Eduardo Caguioa (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
26. Assoc. Prof. Ruben Cardenas (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
27. Asst. Prof. Ma. Rosario Irene D. Castillo (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
28. Prof. Ditas Christina Decena (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
29. Asst. Prof.Nilo Delos Santos (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
30. Prof. Olivia Go (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
31. Prof. Isias A. Lanzona  (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
32. Prof. Redario C. Laygo (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
33. Asst. Prof. Rosella L. Montano (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
34. Prof. Alejandro V. Pineda Jr. (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
35. Asst. Prof. Estrelita J. Ruiz (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
36. Prof. Anniela Y. Soliven (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
37. (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
38. Assoc. Prof. Edgardo Tan (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
39. Assoc. Prof. Ronald A. Yutangco (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
40. Prof. Mauel B. Zacarias (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)

30 years

1. (College of Science)
2. Asst. Prof. Cecilia M. Villaraza (College of Science)
3. Assoc. Prof. Rebecca Adri (Institute of Physical Education and Athletics)
4. Assoc. Prof. Ogden Javier (Faculty of Engineering)
5. Assoc. Prof. Raul Ortega (Institute of Religion)
6. Asst. Prof. Maria Vicenta D. Sanchez (College of Architecture)
7. Asst. Prof. Teresita D.L. Altre (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
8. Prof. Ma. Minerva P. Calimag (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
9. Prof. Mary Agnes S. Regal (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
10. Prof. Clara R. Rivera (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
11. Assoc. Prof. Stephen Querico A. Buni (College of Fine Arts and Design)

35 years

1. Ms. Marivic G. Usita (Miguel de Benavides Library)
2. (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
3. Asst. Prof. Pilar I. Romero (College of Education)
4. Assoc. Prof. Angelo A. Morsquillo (Faculty of Engineering)
5. Prof. Edna C. Quinto (Faulty of Engineering)
6. Assoc. Prof. Emmanuel G. Fiedecan (Institute of Religion)
7. Prof. Maribel Nonato (College of Science)
8.  Assoc. Prof. Felix Michael C. Silbor (Institute of Physical Education and Athletics)
9. Asst. Prof. Ramon Javier (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
10. Asst. Prof. Ma. Cristina C. Doria (Faculty of Pharmacy)

40 years

1. (College of Science)
2. Prof. Lucila O. Bance (College of Science)
3. Asst. Prof. Angelina A. Silverio (College of Science)
4. Prof. Alfredo P. Co (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
5. Prof. Evelyn R. Laurito (Faculty of Engineering)
6. Prof. Aristea V. Bayquen (Faculty of Pharmacy)
7. Assoc. Prof. Enrique D. Barcelo (Conservatory of Music)
8. Prof. Julie Ann A. Hallazgo (Conservatory of Music)
9. Asst. Prof. Edna B. Sanchez (Institute of Physical Education and Athletics)
10. Assoc. Prof. Digna S. Sese (Institute of Religion)

Gawad San Alberto Magno

1. (College of Science)
2. Prof. Raymond Rosales, MD (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)
3. (College of Science)
4. (College of Science)
5. Chuckberry Pascual, PhD (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
6. Prof. Alfredo P. Co, PhD (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
7. (Faculty of Arts and Letters)

Gawad Santo Domingo

1. People Empowerment for Arthritis and Lupus (PEARL) (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery)

Gawad San Lorenzo Ruiz

1. (Faculty of Arts and Letters)
2. (College of Science)
3. (College of Science)
4. UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Life Support Training Center

Gawad Hall of Fame

1. (College of Science)

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The writing fellows for this year were: Maria Tanya P. Cruz (UST) and Francis Paolo M. Quina (UP Diliman) for fiction in English; Maria Nikka P. Policarpio (UST) and Eric John B. Villena (Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan) for fiction in Filipino; Paul M. Jerusalem (Yale-National University of Singapore) and Timothy F. Ong (Ateneo de Manila/ UP Diliman) for poetry in English; Andrea Alban (UST) and Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas (UST) for poetry in Filipino; John Patrick I. Allanegui (Ateneo de Manila) and Jennie Arado (UP Mindanao) for creative nonfiction in English; and Giselle R. Dela Cruz (UST) and Rhea B. Gulin (Philippine Normal University) for creative nonfiction in Filipino.

The senior guest panelists of this year’s Workshop were Mr. Marne Kilates, one of the most renowned poet-translators of the Philippines, and Philippine High School for the Arts Director V.E. Carmelo Nadera, Jr., who is a former editor-in-chief of the Varsitarian, the founder of its annual Gawad USTetika Literary Awards and a former director of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. The participation of this year’s senior guest panelists was made possible through the sponsorship of the Varsitarian.

Poet-critic and CCWLS Assistant Director Ralph Semino GalĂĄn, served as the Workshop Director, while fictionist-playwright and CCWLS Resident Fellow Chuckberry J. Pascual, PhD, served as the Workshop Coordinator.

Aside from Kilates, Nadera, GalĂĄn and Pascual, the teaching panel was also composed of UST CCWLS Director Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo, PhD, and UST CCWLS Resident Fellows  Chair , PhD, UST  Deputy Director , , , , , , and Joselito B. Zulueta.

UP Diliman’s U Z. Eliserio, fictionist-critic and UST Publishing House author, was also part of the panel.

Some of the UST CCWLS’s Resident Fellows delivered lectures in creative and critical writing at the University of the Cordilleras as part of the UST CCWLS Outreach Lecture Series in Baguio City.

During the Graduation Ceremonies and Fellows’ Night of the Workshop,  Dean Prof. Michael Anthony Vasco, PhD, delivered a very erudite speech on the “literary text” as seen from a philosophical perspective in his opening remarks, while Hidalgo further encouraged the Writing Fellows to pursue the craft of creative writing, as well as thanked the faculty members for having accepted to be part of the distinguished teaching panel.

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• “»šŒŸŽ«Ăœ of the Ashfall” by
• “Filipino Woman Writing: »šŒŸŽ«Ăœ and Exile in the Autobiographical Narratives of Ten Writers” by
• “Nabighani: Mga Saling Tula ng Kapwa Nilikha”Ìęby Fr. Albert E. Alejo, S.J.
• “Becoming Religion: Alfred North Whitehead and a Contemporary Philosophical Reflection” by Fr. Kenneth C. Masong, S.J.
• “Kumpisal”Ìęby
• “The Chief Is in the House” by Joel Pablo Salud

The launching will take place during the 2015 Philippine Literary Festival, at the Namayan Room, Raffles Makati. The UST Publishing House had its segment from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. last August 28, 2015.

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