The document provides information about the community development programs and initiatives of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the Philippines. It discusses the history of UST dating back to 1605, its mission and vision, and the various programs run by its UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office. This includes the National Service Training Program which aims to promote youth participation in nation-building, various outreach programs conducted in partner communities, and hosting of forums on issues like the killings of Lumad tribes in Mindanao. It also describes relief efforts for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda through the "Tulong Tomasino Para Sa Visayas" program.

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Pontifical and Royal
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
The Catholic University of the Philippines

2. HISTORY
1605
On July 24, 1605,
Bishop Miguel
de Benavides
bequeathed the
amount of
Php1,500 and a
personal library
for the
establishment
of a seminar
college.
1611
On April 28, 1611, the UST was
founded with the original
campus located in Intramuros,
Manila
1645
By November 20, 1645, Pope
Innocent X elevated the
college to a university
1865
On May 20, 1865, a royal order from
Queen Isabella II gave the university
the power to direct and supervise all
the school s in the Philippines.
1902 1947
On September 17,
1902, Pope Leo XIII
made the University of
Santo Tomas a
“Pontifical
University”. .
 By 1947, Pope Pius XII bestowed upon it
the title of the “The Catholic University of
the Philippines”.

3. UNIVERSITY SEAL
The present seal of the UST is
linked to a shield, quartered by a
Dominican Cross, which is
superimposed the sun of St.
Thomas Aquinas.
The upper right shows the lion,
which is derived from the seal
of Spain, indicative of royal
patronage.
Upper left corner is the Papal
Tiara, indicating the pontifical
roots of the University
The rose on the lower right
corner is a symbol of
patronage of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
The lower left quadrant contains
an image of a sea lion, from the
old seal of the City of Manila,
the capital of the country.
The symbols are set in gold on a
field of light blue, to honor the
Marian color. The cross,
however, is in black and white,
the Dominican colors.

4. MISSION & VISION
 UST IDENTITY
The University of Santo Tomas, the Pontifical, Royal, and Catholic University of the Philippines, is
a Dominican institution of learning founded in 1611, under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas.
 MISSION
The University, in pursuit of truth, guided by reason and illumined by faith, dedicates herself to the
generation, advancement, and transmission of knowledge to form competent and compassionate
professionals, committed to the service of the Church, the nation, and the global community.
 VISION
Faithful to its centuries-old tradition of excellence, the University of Santo Tomas envisions itself as
a premier Catholic institution of learning in Asia, committed to the professional and moral formation
of her stakeholders for social transformation.
 MOTTO
Veritas in Caritate (Eph 4:15)
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him
who is the head, that is, Christ. (NIV)

5. TRIVIA
The University of Santo Tomas is the oldest university in Asia and the largest Catholic
University in the world in terms of “student population” in a single campus.`1
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Marcelo Del Pilar Emilio Jacinto Apolinario Mabini Jose Rizal
Manuel Quezon Jose Laurel Sergio Osmeña Diosdado Macapagal
Pope John Paul II Pope FrancisPope Paul VI
( Nov. 28, 1970 ) ( Jan. 13, 1995 ) ( Jan. 18, 2015 )

6. UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
UST-SIMBAHAYAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
The UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office is tasked to develop, facilitate,
implement, and manage the University Community Development Programs towards the
University’s mission of the production, advancement, and transmission of knowledge for the
formation of competent, compassionate, and committed Thomasian professionals.
The office covers college/faculty-based student organizations’ projects; University-wide student
organizations’ community development projects; CWTS and LTS sections of the National Service
Training Program, and Alumni-proposed projects.
MISSION AND VISION
The UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office, pursuing the effective and sustained
involvement of the Thomasian Community, envisions partner communities and at-risk sectors that
are self-reliant, interdependent, and empowered, contributing to the building of the Church, the home
and the nation.
The UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office commits itself to the Christian formation of
Thomasians and University partner communities, local parishes, and partner institutions in becoming
agents of social transformation.

7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM THRUSTS
The main programs of the UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community Development Office that concretely
expressed its mandate are:
HELPS (Health, Education, Livelihood, Physical/environmental and Spiritual) programs utilizing direct
community organizing and participatory development methodologies based on research.
 Community-based Programs
 Sectoral Programs
Research-based programs specifically designed for vulnerable/at risk marginalized sectors of society like
the sick, the elderly, youth, children, differently-abled, etc.
Programs offering short courses grounded on research, with the end view of providing life and technical
skills relevant to community needs and for improving employability or entrepreneurial potentials of the
learners.
 Non-formal Education Programs

8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM PRINCIPLES
Spirituality is woven into the very fabric of community development work. The UCDP is guided by the
Christian perspective of social transformation. The UCDP is the University’s contextualization of its
commitment towards the realization of the Church of the poor.
 Spirituality of Transformation
 Holistic Development
The strategies and interventions must seek the holistic development and capability building of communities.
That “development cannot be limited to mere economic growth. In order to be authentic, it must be
complete: integral, that is, it has to promote the good of every man and the whole of man”
(PopulorumProgressio)
As a learning institution, the UST through the UCDP, must also contribute to the overall formation and
capability building of the students, academic and support staff. Formation imbued with the values of being
Filipinos, Christ-centered servant leaders committed to be of service to the least, the last and the lonely.
 Participation
The UCDP shall support and sustain the effective participation of all stakeholders in the whole
development process. Structures and processes must enable the partner communities, students, faculty
members, support staff, and administrators to effectively engage, on equal footing, in the program.

9. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The UCDP shall promote development that the communities can maintain that will have long term impact
in their lives. It shall also be conscious of the effects to the environment. The UCDP shall strive for
“development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs”. (Brundtland Commission)
 Sustainability
 Stewardship
The program, its process and policies, shall ensure protection, proper utilization and development of its
resources, including its people, its property, and its financial assets. It shall exercise transparency in
processes and procedures with all stakeholders.
The Thomasian community shall also emphasize responsibility for the care of creation; its protection and
its sustainability.
 Social Justice and Human Rights
The policies, structures, and process shall be consistent with the worth and dignity of the human person.
“The agenda for social justice and the realization of our preferential love for the poor are seriously tested in
our resolve to address the problem of inequity” (Acts and Decrees of the Second Plenary Council, No. 391).
The Program shall also continue to advocate moral, social, economic and political issues that affect the
marginalized.
PROGRAM PRINCIPLES

10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The UCDP shall be a venue for knowledge generation and discourse / reflection based on practice,
utilizing participatory methodologies.
These shall contribute to the improvement of community development practice, student formation, and
curricular development.
 Knowledge Generation
 Partnership and Linkages
The UCDP shall optimize the internal linkages between and among the academic units and alumni groups
of the University.
At the same time, it will pursue partnership with Church, non government organizations, local government
units, and private institutions to further community development objectives in our partner communities and
institutions.
PROGRAM PRINCIPLES

11. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
1. Partner Communities
2. Partner Institutions
3. Alumni Groups and Associations
 Smokey Mountain Camarin, Caloocan City
 (SMVITI) Villa Imelda Tawid Camarin, Caloocan City
 Brgy. 477 Sampaloc,Manila
 Brgy. 56 Tondo, Manila
 Brgy. Payangan Dinalupihan, Bataan
 Brgy. Lambakin Marilao, Bulacan
 Tanglaw Buhay-Quiapo, Manila
 Camp Sampaguita (Medium Security Compound) Muntinlupa City
 Ursuline Sister’s VMSDFI- Fairview, Quezon City
 Hospicio de San Juan De Dios-Bocaue, Bulacan
 Cottolenggo Filipino- Rodriguez, Rizal
 Thomasian Alumni of Tabuk Kalinga, Apayao
 Thomasian Alumni Association Tuguegarao Chapter
 Thomasian Alumni of Isabela
 Thomasian Alumni of Urdaneta
 Thomasian Alumni Association Cabanatuan Chapter
 Archdiocese of Manila

12. t seeks to promote the role of the youth in nation-building, and as such, it aims to
encourage the youth to become civic leaders and volunteers who could be called
upon by the nation in cases their services are needed.
PROGRAMS
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP)
 National Service Training Program (NSTP) is integrated in the University Community Deve-
lopment Program (UCDP) and is under the management of the UST-SIMBAHAYAN Community
Development Office.
 It seeks to promote the role of the youth in nation-building, and as such, it aims to encourage the youth
to become civic leaders and volunteers who could be called upon by the nation in cases their services
are needed.

13. t seeks to promote the role of the youth in nation-building, and as such, it aims to
encourage the youth to become civic leaders and volunteers who could be called
upon by the nation in cases their services are needed.
PROGRAMS
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
 The Faculty of Pharmacy Student Council Outreach Committee successfully held its PHAraSaKinaBOOKasan
Outreach at the San Lazaro Elementary School in Dagat-Dagatan, Navotas City on October 3, 2015, being
the first to hold the first community development project for its faculty this school year.
 Aside from the distribution of books to the school’s library, a short program was also held for the elementary
pupils, teaching them about the importance of books and as well as ithe proper way to take care of the said
educational materials.

14. t seeks to promote the role of the youth in nation-building, and as such, it aims to
encourage the youth to become civic leaders and volunteers who could be called
upon by the nation in cases their services are needed.
PROGRAMS
HOSTING OF FORUMS
 On November 4, 2015, the University of Santo Tomas – Simbahayan Community Development Office
organized a forum about the Lumad killings in Mindanao, with tribal leaders of the Lumad asking for
UST’s support in their call for justice.
 Among the many
reasons cited for the
violence there are the
mining and land-
grabbing activities
allegedly taking place
in Mindanao, which
has resulted in the
deprivation of
indigenous tribes of
their rights to their
ancestral domain.

15. t seeks to promote the role of the youth in nation-building, and as such, it aims to
encourage the youth to become civic leaders and volunteers who could be called
upon by the nation in cases their services are needed.
PROGRAMS
TULONG TOMASINO PARA SA VISAYAS
 The “Tulong Tomasino Para Sa Visayas” is a disaster relief and rehabilitation program of the University of
Santo Tomas (UST) for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Visayas, in coordination with the Dominican
Republic of the Philippines, the Dominican Family, the Alumni Priest Association (ALPA) of the UST Central
Seminary and other Thomasian Partners. The UST Simbahayan Community Development Office spearheads
the program.

16. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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Corporate Social
Responsibility