The 407-year-old University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Sampaloc, Manila is now expanding to Southern Philippines with the groundbreaking and blessing of the UST campus in Mindanao at Barangay Ligaya, General Santos (GenSan) City.

The ceremony started with Bishop of Marbel Dinualdo Gutierrez officiating at the blessing of the campus site last April while UST Rector Herminio Dagohoy led the groundbreaking rites.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details