The UST Senior High School inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Biñan City Government – Culture, History, Arts, and Tourism Office (BCHATO) to pave the way for a three-year joint Cultural Heritage Mapping Training Program.
The partnership, formalized on October 8, 2025, at the Biñan People’s Center, aimed to strengthen academic and community collaboration in promoting cultural awareness and holistic formation. As a joint capacity-building and professional development initiative, it will also open an opportunity to all SHS programs to equip faculty members and students in meaningful cultural learning and other related activities.
Moreover, the training will be part of the Cultural Heritage Mapping Book 2, which will curate and document the city’s cultural, historical, and artistic heritage.
On behalf of the Rector, Rev. fr. Richard G. Ang, O.P., PhD, SHS Principal Assoc. Prof. Mary Erika N. Bolaños, LPT, PhD, signed the MoU with Mayor Hon. Angelo B. Alonte; Vice Mayor Hon. Jonalina R. Reyes; Hon. Katrina Ingrid L. Almeda, Councilor and Committee Chair for Tourism and Cultural Development; Ms. Cherry Marie Jocelyn A. Nuñez, City Administrator; and Dr. Bryan Jayson T. Borja, BCHATO Head.
Assoc. Prof. Bolaños was joined in signing ceremonies by Assistant Principal for Student Formation Hazel A. Misola, LPT, MBA; Secretary Mena Angela M. Oliveros, LPT, MAEd; HUMSS Program Chair Aldrine V. Guevarra, LPT, PhD; MAD Program Chair Juan Carlos G. Santos, LPT, MLit; and Field Experience Coordinator Justin Ira G. Ong, MBA, LPT, CLSSYB.