Social & Ecological Concerns

DILG, UNO-R MOA signing for 2019 CSIS

By UNO-R Correspondent / July 18, 2019 / Comments Off on 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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An Urgent Call for Ecological Conversion, Hope in the Face of Climate Emergency

By Agustinos Recoletos / July 17, 2019 / Comments Off on 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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USJ-R eco-bus joins DENR’s Northern Cebu environmental caravan

By Lorraine Mitzi A. Ambrad / July 15, 2019 / Comments Off on USJ-R eco-bus joins DENR’s Northern Cebu environmental caravan

CEBU CITY–To strengthen the environmental awareness of the youth in Northern Cebu, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted an educational caravan on June 28. The University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJ-R) was the only university invited to take part in the said endeavor. The school was given the privilege to share…

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UNO-R and RESOURCE Teams visit Korea

By UNO-R Correspondent / July 11, 2019 / Comments Off on UNO-R and RESOURCE Teams visit Korea

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–As part of the agreement for a stronger partnership of the university with the Global Workers in Daegu (GWD), representatives from the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos through the University Community Development Office (UCDO), and its partner community, the Recoletos Social Outreach Center (RESOURCE) were invited for a talk-concert and other productive activities…

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STEP – RITTC conducts community outreach in RESOURCE

By UNO-R Correspondent / July 4, 2019 / Comments Off on STEP – RITTC conducts community outreach in RESOURCE

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL –Twenty-five (25) community members of Recoletos Social Outreach Center (RESOURCE) Handumanan participated in the community outreach of the STEP – Recoletos Industrial and Technological Training Center (RITTC) with the theme “Lectures and Workshops on Home and Family Living” held on June 22, 2019. The program started with the usual opening formalities…

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ARCORES International receives official recognition

By Agustinos Recoletos / June 25, 2019 / Comments Off on ARCORES International receives official recognition

Note: This article was translated from the original Spanish article posted in the official website of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) ARCORES has already received official recognition in Italy, where it will be the legal headquarters of the Network that includes the solidarity actions of the Augustinian Recollect family in the 22 countries in…

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Hesus sa Katubhan: A gift to the Holy Father from San Carlos Diocese

By Bro. Tagoy Jakosalem, OAR / May 30, 2019 / Comments Off on Hesus sa Katubhan: A gift to the Holy Father from San Carlos Diocese

VATICAN CITY–The Catholic Community of the Diocese of San Carlos through Most Rev. Gerardo A. Alminaza, DD, Bishop of San Carlos, gave an icon of Jesus to Pope Francis during the 2019 Ad Limina visit of the bishops from the Philippines. “Hesus sa Katubhan” This is the icon of Jesus, the ‘sugarcane worker’ locally called…

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Juan Guaidó visits the social dining room of ARCORES Venezuela in Los Teques

By Agustinos Recoletos / May 25, 2019 / Comments Off on Juan Guaidó visits the social dining room of ARCORES Venezuela in Los Teques

Note: This article was translated from the original Spanish article posted in www.arcores.org. VENEZUELA–The President-in-charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, visited on Thursday the social dining room Divina Providencia of the Augustinian Recollects of the Heart of Jesus in Los Teques (Miranda State). Guaidó met, along with the President of ARCORES Venezuela and the General Secretary of…

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Promote the right to work for all without exclusion: Santo Agostinho Social Center

By Agustinos Recoletos / May 2, 2019 / Comments Off on Promote the right to work for all without exclusion: Santo Agostinho Social Center

ARCORES carries out an important work in the promotion of work in Belem do Para. Everyone, without exclusion, has the right to a decent job. This is the main objective that labor organizations demand on May 1 and in that line, ARCORES works to favor the inclusion of everyone in the labor world. At the Santo…

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10 Ecological Pathways of Pope Francis

By Bro. Tagoy Jakosalem, OAR / April 6, 2019 / Comments Off on 10 Ecological Pathways of Pope Francis
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