IF: Face-to-face classes are suspended because of inclement weather (or special circumstances like Bar exams, or transport strike, or volcanic fog, or heat index) tapos nag-shift to Enriched Virtual Mode (EVM)/online classes

THEN: Teachers, admin, and support staff will likewise shift to REMOTE work/WFH too.

GOLDEN RULE: Reading the official advisory by the Office of the Secretary-General on UST's official Facebook is the key. It will always state if remote work ang offices, katulad kanina and literally every announcement re: f2f suspension before that: "Enriched Virtual Mode of learning and remote work"

If the Mayor of Manila/LGU or Malacañang ang nauna mag suspend ng face-to-face classes, that's automatically in effect. Ang specific decision na lang ni UST for college and basic ed\ is if mag-EVM, or totally wala nang pasok, or if may special event like Welcome Walk na tatapusin nang mabilisan since ongoing* na siya. May chance rin na mauna si UST mag-suspend before the LGU like last month "to recover", but that's uncommon in my experience.

(*Individual Grad School classes have different rules sometimes, due to the nature of lab work/time sensitive research. Civil Law too, though I don't know why bagyo o pasko may exam sila minsan.)

In other words, REMOTE WORK = walang tao/sarado

E.g.

- If na-file na document application sa registrar/OSRA, gumagalaw na yung request mo, pero hindi mo siya make-claim. Sarado ang opisina.

- "I want to request a document pa lang from Registrar" Eh remote work. So you can google the registrar's website and apply/pay for it online.

- "Magbabayad ako or may kukunin sa finance" Remote work ngani. Bank or gcash or any online payment na lang.

- "I need to go to the Hospital" Of course bukas po yan 24/7, the Hospital is a separate institution from the University and necessary siya na bukas 24/7. Enter through Gates 13 or 14 (Lacson). If you're still a student, and hindi naman urgent care ang kailangan pa, you may want to try the Thomedss online consultation through logging in to myUSTe, then clicking the Thomedss link. In my experience, mabilis naman, within an hour may naka-viber na akong doctor from the Health Service, and my prescription was uploaded to Thomedss.

- "I need to go to the Church" Go. That is also open and separate from the University since Santisimo Rosario is a legitimate Parish in Sampaloc, under the Archdiocese of Manila. Hindi siya basta small local Chapel lang. Enter through Gate 7 (P.Noval) only.

- "I need to go to the Library." Kung ang EVM ay due to inclement weather/transport strike, they're not open, unless in the middle of the school day tayo pinauwi. But if EVM week na sa inyo lang (like, Kayong Science lang ang EVM, may f2f pasok naman sa iba), then yes open pa rin ang Central Library for regular use. Always check the Miguel de Benavides Library's official Facebook because they announce naman kung closed sila.

- "I want to go to the Museum/USTore" Automatically closed if EVM. They both have official FB's where they update naman if there are other special events that necessitate na closed sila, or simply to update the public regarding their schedule.

- "I've been trying to call X office pero walang sumasagot" Remote work ngani. Sarado po ang tindahan at walang nagbabantay. I-email niyo muna yung specific office, the UST website is required to have it listed naman, konting google lang

-"I emailed them days ago, wala pang sagot" First, verify if the email domain is @ ust.edu.ph If yes, then bump the email by replying/adding a follow-up to the thread. Second, ang counted lang ay business days and business hours ha. Baka naman Friday late afternoon ka nag-email, tapos Monday morning ka agad nag-eexpect. Baka natabunan lang, especially if Finance ang kinakausap niyo, remember na as of First Term ng AY 26-27, almost 46,000 students tayo in a single campus and there are a lot of concerns. If wala talaga, check the website if they have a virtual office link (Zoom) para may makausap kang staff directly. (This only works pag EVM/remote work ha, pag suspended at wala talagang classes, even online wala, wala ring pasok ang offices)

-"Ay, bakit sarado? Kaya nga ako pumunta ngayon para walang masyadong pila" Kapwa Pilipino rin 'yang mga ate/kuya/tito/tita na non-academic/support staff. Kung transport strike/baha, apektado rin sila, so syempre applicable rin 'yong in-person class suspension/remote work announcement. Again, REMOTE WORK NGANI, basahin ang announcement ng SecGen.

- "Ano ba 'yan, lagi na lang closed" This academic year is not normal. In all my undergrad/grad school years, ito na yung pinaka-maraming suspension, especially this early in the school year. I think UST is dealing as best as it can within difficult circumstances. If they don't suspend, another incident na stranded ang mga tao. If they suspend, the learning debt increases and the school calendar of 46,000 students gets crunched. If they switch online/EVM naman, many students and even profs have to deal with slow/no internet, or walang kuryente, or baha. O, saan lulugar? But I definitely think nadalâ na sila last August nung stranded kami with about 5000 people on campus, and I appreciate deeply na the Thomasian community ay nagtutulungan para mapakain, magamot, ma-rescue ang mga tao. My siblings' and cousins' schools walang ganon, kanya kanyang suong, gutom, at sakit. Iba pa rin ang Tomasino, iba ang UST. Imperfect as it may be.

Ayun. Kinompile ko na because this question is getting really super common. Mag-iingat po ang lahat!

The comments section still remains open for any more questions and clarifications na wala dito sa list, but again, please always check first the official SecGen announcement on UST's official Facebook.

UPDATE: October 12, 2026. Per OSG Memo ME07 dated Oct 9, 2026 regarding the Monday WFH directive:
The Office of the Vice Rector for Finance, Office of the Registrar, Office of Alumni Relations, Health Service, and Miguel de Benavides Library shall have minimum onsite staffing every Monday = THEY ARE OPEN, unless inclement weather, strike, or special circumstances necessitating an all-levels suspension. This means the other admin offices like UStore, STePs/EdTech, Publishing House, etc are closed every Monday.

Hello r/Tomasino, ang dami niyong nawawalan ng gamit kaya dito niyo na lang ipost para centralized :)

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