UST-Legazpi Senior High Student Government

21/09/2025

This celebration, known for its devotion and vibrant festivities, draws countless pilgrims who seek her intercession. The image of Our Lady, fondly called 'Ina' by her devotees, symbolizes faith, hope, and maternal love.

Although the devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia has withstood the test of almost 300 years in the Philippines, it remains relatively unknown to the rest of the world. The devotion started in Paris and spread to Spain, before finally becoming one of the most popular Filipino Marian devotions.

The devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia originated in Paris with Simon Vela, a nobleman born in 1384 to a wealthy Parisian family. He gave all his riches to the poor and the church and devoted his life to Christ. After spending hours in prayer at church one day, contemplating the Blessed Virgin Mary, he lost consciousness for a short while. He was suddenly awoken by the majestic and graceful voice of a woman who said: "Simon, vela y no duermas! Stay awake and do not sleep! Go to Peña de Francia and search for my image. You will find it in a cave, and once there, I will tell you what you must do."

After years of searching, he found the image of the Blessed Mother and Child Jesus in a cave in the mountains of Peña de Francia in Salamanca, Spain, on May 19, 1434. After miracles were reported, a chapel and later a larger church, the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia, were built. This shrine was entrusted to the care of the Dominicans.

Fr. Miguel Robles de Covarrubias, a Dominican priest assigned at Nueva Caceres (now Naga City), was a key figure in bringing the devotion to the Philippines. A century after the devotion was established, Bishop Francisco Gainza, O.P., arrived in Naga in 1863 and made the spread of the devotion one of his priorities. He institutionalized the Traslación and fluvial processions, establishing the framework for the annual festival that still takes place today.

Decades later, another Dominican, Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi, took possession of the Archdiocese of Caceres in 1984. He was instrumental in petitioning Rome to have the newer church of Our Lady of Peñafrancia elevated to a minor basilica in 1985.

Our Lady of Peñafrancia, pray for us.

Viva la Virgen!

21/09/2025

20/09/2025

𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒’ 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘

As of 5:00 PM of September 20, 2025, 𝟰 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 for candidacy for the positions Grade 11 and 12 HUMSS Representative, Grade 11 STEM Representative, and Grade 12 ABM Representative

Furthermore, 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 have filed yet for the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗕𝗠 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 posts.

If you are still interested to run for any vacant positions, secure a copy of the Certificate of Candidacy by messaging Ms. Mariella Gene Romano through her email, mariellagene.romano@ust-legazpi.edu.ph, confirm your candidacy, and submit the hard copy at the SHS office pantry on September 22, 2025 from 2:30 - 5:00 in the afternoon.

20/09/2025

𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

The Aquimovers Club proudly introduces its newest members following the screening held last August 13 and 14.

With their journey now beginning, may the fresh talents embody the spirit of creativity and collaboration as they step into a new chapter with the Aquimovers.

𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 | 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳
𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 | 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘢

19/09/2025

𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

As the academic year progresses, an opportunity arises to identify competent student leaders to fill the Senior High Student Government’s vacant posts.

In light of this, the Senior High Student Government (SHSG) is on its quest to find new leaders to fill the 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗔𝗕𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠, 𝗔𝗕𝗠, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 positions in this year’s 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 on 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

The election is open for every officially enrolled Senior High School student of every strand. However, candidates for Public Relations Officer are required to have a residence of 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the University.

For the important dates and other information, kindly refer to the posters attached below or message the 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 or 𝗠𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼 through her Facebook Account, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼.

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙣𝙖! 𝙋𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙮𝙤.

𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵: 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘰/𝘚𝘏𝘚𝘎 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘒𝘰𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢/𝘚𝘏𝘚𝘎 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴

18/09/2025

In-person classes will resume tomorrow, September 19, 2025.

Please be guided accordingly.

17/09/2025

Classes for the Basic Education department will transition to Asynchronous Modality, while the Tertiary level, College of Law, and Graduate School will adopt the Online Synchronous Modality tomorrow, September 18, 2025.

04/09/2025

Classes for Basic Education and Tertiary departments at UST-Legazpi will shift to an asynchronous learning modality tomorrow, September 5, 2025.

The College of Law and the Graduate School, however, will transition to an online synchronous modality.

30/08/2025

Happy 40th Sacerdotal Anniversary, Fr. Edwin!

With hearts full of gratitude, we honor your four decades of commitment to the priesthood. Your profound dedication, intellectual leadership, and compassionate ministry have touched countless lives and continue to inspire the UST-Legazpi community. May the Lord, whom you have served with love and truth, bless you with even more years of joyful service in His name.

Ad multos annos, Fr. Edwin!

With prayers and admiration,
Your UST-Legazpi family

30/08/2025

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!🎉🏆

Congratulations to everyone who made this event meaningful. Your creativity and passion as a Legazpi Thomasian lit up the screen and captured our hearts. 💛🐯

Here are this year's winning entries:

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀📸
🥇𝘉𝘭. 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘯𝘪, 𝘖.𝘗.
🥈𝘉𝘭. 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘰, 𝘖.𝘗.
🥈𝘉𝘭. 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦, 𝘖.𝘗.
🥉𝘉𝘭. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸 𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪, 𝘖.𝘗.

𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀🎥
🥇𝘉𝘭. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰, 𝘖.𝘗.
🥈𝘉𝘭. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘺, 𝘖.𝘗.
🥉𝘉𝘭. 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘰, 𝘖.𝘗.

Thank you for showing us what it means to showcase camaraderie that inspire, entertain, and stay true to our values.

𝑴𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒑𝒊 𝑻𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒐! 📽️

ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴏɴ | ꜱʜᴀʀᴍᴀɪɴᴇ ʙᴏɴɪꜰᴀᴄɪᴏ
ʟᴀʏᴏᴜᴛ ʙʏ | ꜱɪᴇɴɴᴀ ʙᴇʟʟᴇ Qᴜᴇ

29/08/2025

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀! 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 🫵

The Vitruvian is in search of passionate individuals eager to lend their voices and serve the masses.

Help shape the narrative and share your journalistic skills during the screening events on September 4-5, 1:00-5:00 PM, at the Senior High School Audio Visual Room (AVR), and Media Center Hall (MCH).

Join us in our pursuit of championing truth and integrity through balanced reporting. Join The Vitruvian S.Y. 2025-2026 now!

𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 | Kathleen Padua
𝑳𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕 | Julius Subion

26/08/2025

𝗕𝗨𝗪𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮

Ang Pilipinas, isang arkipelago, ay mayaman sa iba't ibang wika na nagsisilbing tanglaw ng ating diwa at salamin ng ating pagkakakilanlan. Mula sa kabundukan hanggang sa karagatan, pinag-uugnay tayo ng ating wika at pinasisiklab nito ang ating pagkamalikhain. Bagaman may iba-iba tayong dila, ito ang nagpapatatag sa ating pagkakaisa bilang isang bansa.

Ngayong Buwan ng Wika, ang Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas-Legazpi, Senior High School, kasama ang Komite ng Communication Arts, ay buong pusong nakiiisa sa pagdiriwang na may temang, "Paglinang sa Filipino at Katutubong Wika: Makasaysayan sa Pagkakaisa ng Bansa."

Halina't makisalo, ipagbunyi ang wikang nagbubuklod!





Mga Salita: Elisha Ballares / Communication Arts Club
Debuho: Julius Subion / Communication Arts Club