Education

News from Tolentine Star Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–UNO-R alumnus Patrick Joseph Mabugat, RMT, MD, ranked top 2 in November 2020 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE) with a rating of 88.58 percent. The 2014 Medical Technology Licensure Examination topnotcher shared that his only goal is to pass the PLE, but it had been a bonus to be…

by Elyssa Kallila Marie Degamo | FORWARD Staff Writer CEBU CITY–The Josenian Debatista (JD) won the 6th Visayas Universities Debate Championship-British Parliamentary (VUDC-BP), defending their championship title for 5 consecutive years, last November 7-8 via Discord. Kristoffer Milan, one of the grand champions, stated in an online interview that JD prepared for the tournament like…

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, Inc. hosed the first of a series of webinars sponsored by the San Carlos City Private Schools Association (SCCPSA) last November 7, 2020. “Stress Management Tools in the New Normal” featured Dr. Junrel Zarco, Vice-President for Academics of Asian College of Technology-International Educational Foundation, and Dr. Jeralden…

Fifty nine employees of the University of San Jose – Recoletos will receive incentives at the end of October 2020 for working in the institution for several years. Each of them will receive a cash incentive which will be deposited directly to their personal accounts. The plaque and other items will be given during the…

UNO-R alumnus is Jiu-Jitsu Federation Pan-Ams Gold Medalist Florida, USA–A Negrense has captured the world with his knack on the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a self-defense martial art and combat sport, successfully earning the championship title (gold medalist) in the recently concluded International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) PAN Americans Championship 2020, Light Featherweight Division, held at Silver…

San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos Student Development and Placement Center officially began conducting the Student Help and Resiliency Program (SHARP) through Zoomustahan Na last October 26, 2020. Zoomustahan Na is a virtual venue where students meet up and check on each other’s well-being with the CST-R SDPC as facilitator. SHARP is a…

UNO-R joins online meeting of EDUCAR The President of the Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines (REAP) called for a virtual meeting with the School Heads and the members of the EDUCAR international work teams with Fray Antonio Carron, OAR, General Councilor and Head of the Educational Apostolate of the Order last October 23, 2020…

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Amidst the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Negros Occidental continues its mission to evangelize the people of Negros and to spread hope during this time of trial. Bishop Buzon leads UNO-R Mass of the Holy Spirit Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon, SDB, DD led the Mass of the Holy…