UST Concilium Philosophiae

30/12/2025

Today, we honor the life, death, and legacy of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

He stands as a figure of intellect and unwavering service to his country, a true mark of Thomasian excellence. May his courage in the past inspire us to persevere today, as we strive to become the hope of the future.



Caption By: Nikolai Cabalo

29/12/2025

🎉The Concilium Philosophiae warmly greets our esteemed Department Chair and Adviser, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐕. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐨-𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐚ñ𝐨𝐬, 𝐏𝐡.𝐃., a very 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚!! Today, we celebrate not only your special day, but also your steadfast leadership, wisdom, and generosity in guiding the Athenian community.

✨Your dedication to service, excellence, and formation continues to inspire us to strive for growth and purpose. May this year be filled with joy, strength, and continued grace. 💛

Caption by: Abram Naval
Pubmat by: Alexandra Phoebe Barasi

15/12/2025

🎉 The Concilium Philosophiae warmly greets our Best Yearner and proud feminist, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚-𝐚𝐥𝐚, 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉, 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, a very Happy Birthday!

✨ Today, we celebrate not only another year of your life, but also your excellence, principled leadership, and unwavering commitment to advocacy, equity, and service for the Athenians.

Caption by: Abram Naval
Pubmat by: Zachary Gayoma & Alexandra Phoebe Barasi

Posted with approval of the adviser.

13/12/2025

Wrapped up ANAPAUSIS: Finding Virtue in Leisure from Ancient Greek Philosophy! 🍃🏛️

Thank you to all the speakers, participants, and organizers for making this a truly restorative gathering. Timeless wisdom was shared, and the necessity to "pause" amidst this hyper-productive world was rediscovered—not as idleness, but as a virtuous form of leisure for one's well-being. 🫶



Disclaimer: This undergraduate conference is organized by the students of 4PHL Batch 2026 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course PHL32023: Seminar on Ancient Greek Philosophy.

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

📢 Meet Our Roundtable Speakers and Paper Presenters for ANAPAUSIS: Finding Virtue in Leisure from Ancient Greek Philosophy! 📢

Get ready for an engaging roundtable discussion at Anapausis, where an interdisciplinary discussion of leisure will take place.

Join Ms. Anielle Mendoza (UST, Philosophy), Mr. France Andrei Cueta (UST, Literature), Ms. Leila Katryne Balangue (UST, Behavioral Science), and Ms. Kirstiene Wayne Apaga (UST, Political Science) as they dive into the transformative value of leisure for one’s well-being.💭🫧

Moderated by Mr. Lyan Matthew Tuggay (Student Moderator).
Additionally, this conference features paper presentations from UST philosophy students: Rochelle Manalo, John Ramirez, Kith Principe, Ali-Jaimen Lucman, and Jerome Mari Item. While also inviting external presenters: Karl Agregorio (PUP), Clyde Cruz (PCU), and Allyana Rodriguez (PCU).

Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation! 🏛️✨
📅 December 5, 2025
📍 Tanghalang Teresita Hall, Benavides Building, UST
🕤 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

For further inquiries, kindly send an email to philobatch26.anapausis@gmail.com.

Disclaimer: This undergraduate conference is organized by the students of 4PHL Batch 2026 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course PHL32023: Seminar on Ancient Greek Philosophy.

04/12/2025

1️⃣ day left before ANAPAUSIS begins! But before you prepare your things, here are some Frequently Ask Questions (FAQs) to guide you for the conference on December 5, 2025. 💭

Kindly give some time to look and read the post below.
For further inquiries, kindly send an email to philobatch26.anapausis@gmail.com.

Disclaimer: This undergraduate conference is organized by the students of 4PHL Batch 2026 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course, PHL32023: Seminar on Ancient Greek Philosophy.

04/12/2025

🔍Check out the program flow for ANAPAUSIS: Finding Virtue in Leisure from Ancient Greek Philosophy! This event aims to challenge our ability to find meaningful moments in rest and leisure, particularly drawing lessons from Ancient Greek Philosophy. 🍃📚

📣 📣 📣 This event is open to all interested participants, including individuals from other institutions. Kindly pre-register using this link: https://forms.gle/Pt9MTZ2N3aqbq6tQ6

Venue: Tanghalang Teresita Quirino, Benavides Building
Date and Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm

This event will feature paper presentations from 4PHL students and other submitted paper. Additionally, an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion with Philosophy, Literature, and Behavioral Science students!

For further inquiries, kindly send an email to philobatch26.anapausis@gmail.com.

Disclaimer: This undergraduate conference is organized by the students of 4PHL Batch 2026 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course PHL32023: Seminar on Ancient Greek Philosophy.

03/12/2025

🏡 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 🏡

Tapos na ang ating pagtitipon, pero hindi matatapos ang mga aral at kwentong ibinahagi ngayong araw. Maraming salamat sa San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish community, sa aming mga tagapagsalita, at sa lahat ng nakiisa at nakipagkuwentuhan. 💛

Sa bawat tahanan nagsisimula ang paghubog ng puso’t isip—at ngayong araw, sabay-sabay natin itong pinalalim. 🌱✨





📸: Dylan Dignadice, Abram Naval, and Zachary Gayoma
🖊: Abram Naval
🖼️: Zachary Gayoma

01/12/2025

🔺 ️𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧

The 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐞 is sad to inform you that our Filipino Philosophy Seminar and Leadership Training Event entitled, 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑷 𝟏𝟎𝟏: 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 is cancelled tomorrow due to unforeseen circumstances. 😓

However, we are pleased to inform you that the event is 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. The organization is glad seeing the interest of the Athenians, guests, and other student leaders. 🤗✨️

We look forward in seeing you in 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑯𝑰𝑷 𝟏𝟎𝟏: 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 this January. 🫶

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆!

𝑾𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔. ✨️
- 𝑭𝒓. 𝑳𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒐, 𝑺𝒗𝑫

Leadership isn't merely about serving the people or working on a project. Leadership is about being with people and working with them through their ups and downs. 💥

With that said, the Concilium Philosophiae is preparing something special for you. 👀

Whether you are a student leader, a class officer, or someone who's leading a team, this upcoming work is made just for you. 🫶

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧! 🤗

Board by: Xyrhyn Pimentel
Caption by: Zachary Gayoma

Posted with approval of the adviser.