Thomasian passes Eagle Scout Rank Exam

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Louie Ivan Y. Tolcidas, of Section Nuestra Señora de La Salud (STEM Strand), 18 years old, passed the evaluation and examination held last April 11-13, 2019 at the Boy Scouts of the Philippines Negros Occidental Council. Tolcidas, who is among the four Eagle Scout passers in San Carlos City, now has…

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USJ-R makes grand slam history in GMA Network Excellence Awards

CEBU CITY–Journalism graduate Wenilyn Sabalo bagged the 2019 GMA Network Excellence Award (GNEA) for Communication. The awarding ceremony was held earlier today at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City. As a prize, she received a trophy and P50,000. This is the third consecutive time that a Josenian bagged the said national award. The first awardee was Lorraine Mitzi…

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University utilizes website for online event booking

CEBU CITY–For the first time, an online booking system for institutional events was integrated into the official website of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R). It was first utilized by the Campus Ministry Office (CMO) for the Augustinian Recollect Spiritual Exercises (ARSE) for the academic year 2019-2020. ARSE is a recollection activity and is a prerequisite for graduation in…

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DILG, UNO-R MOA signing for 2019 CSIS

BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Local Government –Region VI and the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos inked a partnership for the 2019 Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS). In a short program held at the University President’s Hall on July 12, 2019, the Memorandum of Agreement was signed by Fray Don H. Besana, OAR and Atty.…

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Recoletos takes over family-owned school in Alfonso

Provincial Curia, QUEZON CITY – “OK lang po, for so long as it is Recoletos.” Those were the words of Mrs. Adelaida R. Leyran, matriarch of the family that owned the 73-year old Sacred Heart School of Cavite (SHSC) in Alfonso, Cavite, during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement at the Provincialate Office on…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XVI Sunday. Cycle C

Translated by Fray Emilio Larlar, Jr., OAR Lk 10:38-42. Let us invoke the Holy Spirit with the words of St. Augustine. Come Holy Spirit, by whom every pious soul who believes in Christ in order to make himself a citizen of the City of God is made holy! (En. in Ps. 45, 8). Come Holy…

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An Urgent Call for Ecological Conversion, Hope in the Face of Climate Emergency

“We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that … we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies”  (Romans 8:22-23). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:  In 1988, we issued a groundbreaking Pastoral Letter on Ecology entitled, “What is Happening to…

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Revisit, Renewal, Refocus

Balamban, CEBU – “The Talavera House of Prayer – Recoletos became our haven for three days,” Fray Sixto Bitangjol, School Director of USJ-R Balamban Campus reported. “These days tested our patience and dedication in going deeper on what we had wanted for the University of San Jose – Recoletos, Balamban.” Last June 24 -27, 2019,…

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Thomasian scouts to join 24th World Scout Jamboree in USA

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Thomasian scouts represent San Carlos City to the 24th World Scout Jamboree in Bechtel Park, West Virgina, USA on July 22 to August 2, 2019.  Senior Scout Roger Jaisen A. Belga, a Grade 12, STEM student of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, San Carlos City and Scout Hayden Lloyd Villaluz, a Grade…

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New La Salud marks Fr. Cabarles’ 48th anniversary

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–June 29, 2019, On the 48th Anniversary of the Ordination of Rev. Fr. Rafael E. Cabarles, OAR, the new image of Nuestra Señora de La Salud was unveiled. The three-and-half-foot image is made of tugas or Molave (Virex parviflora Juss.). Local wood artisan Jesus Duroca from Sitio Panuolan, Barangay Buluangan sculpted…

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