PH Universities With High World Rankings By QS, What Do They Care About?

“We care!” It’s 4:30 AM, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 in Manila. I just woke up from a dream, and that’s the thought, exact 2 words that woke me up.

Unfortunately, UST and other PH universities don’t care! We have had no Internet since 3 days ago; we paid 1 week ago – on his birthday, I cannot Facebook-greet SRO “Happy 86!” PLDTHomeFibr doesn’t care! (I had to predate this one.)

“We care” is free, something you can find only on Facebook – if you have Internet.

Above image, proudly shared on Facebook via Varsitarian.net: “UST Becomes First PH University With 5-Star QS Rating.” How do UST people rate themselves in terms of National Development? (Don’t answer.)

The article by Jacqueline B Martinez (21 July 2021) says, “UST has become the first and only higher education institution (HEI) in the Philippines with a five-star Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) rating.” Details:

QS recognized UST’s Doctor of Medicine program as its specialization and gave it a perfect score in graduate employability as well as high scores in completion and student satisfaction and accreditation.

5-Star QS means UST is the perfect university for medical students, especially in employability.

Of the seven other categories on which the rating was based, the University secured five stars in teaching, employability, internationalization and facilities.

What about the awareness on and knowledge of the current realities in the Philippines in Medicine?

I’m sure the answer is: “Hardly any.” So what is there for UST to brag about when the country needs it the most and UST cannot help?

The QS is an international index of prestige, not of patriotism, not of service to country. The QS is a Boy’s Bragging, not a Man’s Measure of Love of Country!

So, how can UST as a whole contribute to the overall good of the country? And I ask of the other higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines, including my alma mater, the University of the Philippines.

Well, you might argue, we UP students take to the streets every now and then! And I counter, but we only denounce the bad news as we see it – not announce the good news because we don’t see it!

So, is Medicine the 5-Star problem of the country today? No, it’s Lack of Love of fellowmen. All HEIs must help fill it. The solution is already there: The Ten Commandments.

How much of a Christian are you? How many stars out of The Ten Commandments can you boast you deserve?

1.  I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.

2.  You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.

3.  You shall keep holy the Sabbath.

4.  Honor your father and your mother.

5.  You shall not kill.

6.  You shall not commit adultery.

7.  You shall not steal.

8.  You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

9.  You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.

10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.

Do you care?@517

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