UST Publishing House

UST Publishing House The publishing arm of the University of Santo Tomas. Publishing since 1593. NOTE: The UST Bookstore is online at the Lazada and Shopee platforms.

For hard-to-find books, bulk orders, consignments and titles for the exclusive use of the clergy, please order through bit.ly/USTPHOrderForm.

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THE UST PUBLISHING HOUSE is the publishing arm of the University of Santo Tomas. It traces its origins to the UST Press, which was founded in 1593 as the Philippine Press, antedating the University itself. As an integral part of the University, it i

s committed in furthering its objectives as an institute of higher learning in the country. In line with the University's mission of education, it contributes to the generation and dissemination of new knowledge by publishing outstanding works of scholarly and artistic value.

๐ŸฅโœจCongratulations to our USTPH authors! โœจ๐ŸฅWe are proud to celebrate three of our titles, ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’ˆ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’–๐’• by Alyza Taguilaso, ...
19/12/2025

๐ŸฅโœจCongratulations to our USTPH authors! โœจ๐Ÿฅ

We are proud to celebrate three of our titles, ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’ˆ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’๐’‚๐’–๐’• by Alyza Taguilaso, ๐‘ผ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’, ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’‡๐’†๐’Š๐’•, ๐‘บ๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’๐’–๐’” by Mark Anthony Cayanan, both finalist for Best Book of Poetry in English, and ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ท๐’...๐‘บ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’๐’•-๐‘บ๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’‚ ๐‘ซ๐’–๐’๐’‚ by Maynard Manansala finalist for Best Book on Drama and Film in the 43rd National Book Awards! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ†

Amid 385 nominated titles across 30 categories and four Philippine languages, theirs stand among the 139 exceptional books recognized this cycle. What an honor to witness their craft flourish and gain the spotlight it deserves.

We cheer you on toward the awards ceremony in March 2026!

The UST Publishing House congratulates Merlie M. Alunan (๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜–๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด; USTPH, 2025) for bein...
17/12/2025

The UST Publishing House congratulates Merlie M. Alunan (๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜–๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด; USTPH, 2025) for being one of the twelve Royal Society of Literature (RSL) International Writers for 2025.

The RSL International Writers program, which was launched in 2020, recognizes the contribution of writers across the globe to the English literature, and the power of literature to transcend borders to bring people together.

Among the selected writers are Ahmad Almallah, Hoda Barakat, Dionne Brand, Dave Eggers, Nona Fernรกndez, Helon Habila, Lรกszlรณ Krasznahorkai, Earl Lovelace, Ruth Ozeki, Safiya Sinclair, and Eliot Weinberger.

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๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ is available at the UST Bookstore and on our Lazada and Shopee online stores:

๐Ÿ“– https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.EGDR2
๐Ÿ“– https://ph.shp.ee/2ZMju9h

Today the Royal Society of Literature is delighted to announce our 2025 RSL International Writers!

We offer our warm congratulations to Ahmad Almallah, Merlie M. Alunan, Hoda Barakat, Dionne Brand, Dave Eggers, Nona Fernรกndez, Helon Habila, Lรกszlรณ Krasznahorkai, Earl Lovelace, Ruth Ozeki, Safiya Sinclair and Eliot Weinberger.

This yearโ€™s cohort were selected by our wonderful panel Susan Bassnett, Kit Fan, Sunetra Gupta, Lucy Hannah, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Alberto Manguel and Deirdre Osborne.

This life-long honour recognises the contribution of writers across the globe to literature in English, and the power of literature to transcend borders to bring people together.

17/12/2025

๐˜–๐˜ฏ-๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ข! ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ! was featured on Cignal TVโ€™s Money Talks anchored by Cathy Yang.

Grab your copies at 20% off during our Paskuhan Sale until tomorrow, December 18, 2025, only at the UST Bookstore.

๐Ÿ”–Lazada: https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.EGD65
๐Ÿ”–Shopee: https://ph.shp.ee/P9B8tKn

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Video clip extracted from the live news broadcast aired on December 2, 2025.

โ€œSmith deftly blurs the worlds of fact and fiction, pulling readers into his own doubts about his lineage, family, and p...
15/12/2025

โ€œSmith deftly blurs the worlds of fact and fiction, pulling readers into his own doubts about his lineage, family, and place as a writer.โ€

Chuck D. Smithโ€™s debut collection ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ โ€™80๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ is listed in Rolling Stone Philippinesโ€™ 12 Notable Filipino Books of 2025.

See the list here: https://rollingstonephilippines.com/culture/12-notable-filipino-books-of-2025/

Grab your copies at the UST Bookstore or on our Shopee and Lazada stores.

Get this title at 20% off only at the UST Bookstore during our Paskuhan Sale until December 18, 2025.

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๐Ÿ“šhttps://ph.shp.ee/KQmCdGw

This year, many new literary releases reflected Filipino writersโ€™ frustrations with an identity, a nation, and a world in flux

Thanks to GMA News Online for including Chuck D. Smithโ€™s ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ โ€™80๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ in this list: https://www.gmanetwo...
15/12/2025

Thanks to GMA News Online for including Chuck D. Smithโ€™s ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ โ€™80๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ in this list: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/shoppingandfashion/969213/istmas-2025-12-exciting-new-books-by-filipino-authors

Get this title at 20% off only at the UST Bookstore during our Paskuhan Sale until December 18, 2025.

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๐Ÿ›’https://ph.shp.ee/KQmCdGw

Here are 12 books to enjoy this holiday season, to give as gifts to your loved ones or to yourself:

10/12/2025
Chuck D. Smith and his debut collection, ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ โ€™80๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ, are featured on GMA News Online. Read the full ar...
09/12/2025

Chuck D. Smith and his debut collection, ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ โ€™80๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ, are featured on GMA News Online.

Read the full article here:
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/967913/in-son-of-a-dead-80s-bold-star

Copies of the book are available at the UST Bookstore, and on our Lazada and Shopee online stores:

๐Ÿ”— https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.E5sI1
๐Ÿ”— https://ph.shp.ee/KQmCdGw

Chuck D. Smith was the son of a dead '80s bold star, Pepsi Paloma, until he wasnโ€™t. And so, he wrote about it.

Thank you, The Manila Times and Bilyonaryo News Channel, for featuring ๐˜–๐˜• ๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ข! ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ!Read the artic...
09/12/2025

Thank you, The Manila Times and Bilyonaryo News Channel, for featuring ๐˜–๐˜• ๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ข! ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ!

Read the articles here:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/11/27/campus-press/ust-publishes-book-on-news-anchoring/2231927

https://bnc.bilyonaryo.com/what-it-really-takes-to-be-a-news-anchor-today

Copies of the book are available at the UST Bookstore, and on USTPHโ€™s Lazada and Shopee online stores:

๐Ÿ”— https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.E32Ek
๐Ÿ”— https://ph.shp.ee/ptNpBTC

โ€œON Air Na! Pinoy News Anchors Live!โ€ has been released as the first comprehensive guidebook on news anchoring in the country. It is published by the University of Santo Tomas.

Our latest title, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฎ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด: ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, edited by Jannel N. Abog...
09/12/2025

Our latest title, ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฎ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ด: ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, edited by Jannel N. Abogado, OP, launched on December 4 during Theology Week 2025 is now available on our Lazada and Shopee stores.

It is also available at a 20% discount during our Paskuhan Sale at the UST Bookstore, only until December 18. Get your copies now!

๐Ÿ”–Lazada: https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.E8GqT
๐Ÿ”–Shopee: https://ph.shp.ee/m3iKt5K

A heartfelt thanks to all our amazing authors, readers, partners, and friends who attended SINAG 2025 on November 25! Yo...
03/12/2025

A heartfelt thanks to all our amazing authors, readers, partners, and friends who attended SINAG 2025 on November 25! Your enthusiasm and support made the event a warm and vibrant space for sharing voices and visions.

As a gesture of gratitude to each and every one, we are sharing some photos of this special occasion. โœจ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒผ

๐Ÿ“ธFotomasino - The Thomasian Photographers Guild

Alyza Taguilaso's debut poetry collection Juggernaut wins the 2025 Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award!The award hon...
02/12/2025

Alyza Taguilaso's debut poetry collection Juggernaut wins the 2025 Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award!

The award honors debut authors every year, alternating between Filipino and English books, given by Likhaan: University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing and the Madrigal Gonzalez family.

The ceremony was held at the Manila Polo Club earlier today, attended by previous winners and judges to celebrate the award's 25th year.

Congratulations, Dr. Taguilaso!

Alyza Taguilaso's debut poetry collection Juggernaut (USTPH, 2024) is a finalist for the 2025 Madrigal Gonzalez Best Fir...
29/11/2025

Alyza Taguilaso's debut poetry collection Juggernaut (USTPH, 2024) is a finalist for the 2025 Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award. The 25th edition of the award considered first books in English from 2023 and 2024, and the ceremony will be on Tuesday, December 2 at the Manila Polo Club. Congratulations, Dr. Alyza!

[3 Days until the awarding ceremony of the Madrigal-Gonzalez Best Book Award] Get to know one of the finalists of the 25th MADRIGALโ€“GONZALEZ BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD IN ENGLISH!

Juggernaut by Alyza Taguilaso

About the Author:

Alyza Taguilaso is a General Surgeon and the author of the book โ€œJuggernautโ€ (UST Publishing House, 2024). Her poems have been shortlisted for a Pushcart and Rhysling Award, and other contests like the Manchester Poetry Prize and Bridport Poetry Prize. Her poems have been published in several publications, including Electric Literature, Crazy Horse, The Deadlands, Canthius, Fantasy Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, Strange Horizons, Orbis Journal, and Voice and Verse, among others. You may find her online via wordpress (), instagram ( and .alyza), and twitter/X ().

We will announce the winner on December 2, 2025.
For updates, simply follow our social media pages.
Once again, congratulations to the finalists of the 2025 Madrigalโ€“Gonzalez Best First Book Awards in English!

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