Top Dominican Officials Resign Amid Hospital Controversy - The Philippines/Christianity
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The head of the Philippine Dominicans and two top officials of the pontifical university they run have resigned amid controversy over the incorporation of the university’s hospital and a loan for its expansion. Father Isidro Abano, University of Santo Tomas (UST) secretary general announced in a Sept. 11 circular that his provincial, Father Edmund Nantes, UST rector Father Ernesto Arceo and vice rector Father Juan Ponce have resigned. Established in 1611, UST is the oldest university in Asia and the only pontifical university in the region. It has about 34,000 students including 5,000 enrolled in its medical school. They train in the 1,260-bed UST Hospital on campus.
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