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QUEZON CITY—Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education granted Recoletos School of Theology (RST) canonical recognition as an Ecclesiastical Institution of Higher Studies and confirmed the renewal of its affiliation with the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila for another five years. Dated August 25, 2025, and signed by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, the two documents were presented to the RST community during a thanksgiving Mass last October 2, 2025, presided by Rev. Fr. Ian Anthony Espartero, OAR, School Director, with Rev. Fr. Lounal Jarumay, OAR, Executive Secretary,…
Milestone Unlocked: Pioneering BS CRIM Thomasians Graduate from Intern Officers’ Training
Nineteen pioneering Thomasian BS in Criminology students passed the week-long intense training held at the campus of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, Inc., and have officially graduated from the Intern Officers’ Training Program today, August 11, 2025. With 14 male and five female officers, these Thomasians are expected to lead the first batch of Thomasian BS…
OAR Visayas Schools’ 3 One Assembly
The Visayas OAR schools gathered for the 3 Ones Assembly (February 26-27, 2025) to experience the sweetness of coming together as one family sharing with each other one’s best. Listening to the oratorical, declamation pieces and extemporaneous speeches of the young people was truly moving and enlightening. The young participants articulated their fears, frustrations, as…
UNO-R celebrates the feast of Saint Nicholas
Bacolod City—The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos (UNO-R) community celebrated the feast of St. Nicholas of Tolentino, Patron Saint of UNO-R, on September 10, 2024, at the Oratory of St. Nicholas of Tolentine. A procession (Traslacion ) of the image of St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Patron Saint of poor souls in purgatory, around the…
USJ-R grads rank 6th and 9th in May 2024 LECPA
Congratulations to Mae Pearl Secuya and Clark Castillo for acing the May 2024 Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants (LECPA)! The University of San Jose- Recoletos has a passing rate of 62.32%!
CHEDRO VI AWARDS UNO-R
BACOLOD, Negros Occidental – The Commission on Higher Education Regional Office VI gave seven awards and recognitions to the University of Negros Occidental -Recoletos, Incorporated during the 3rd CHED Regional Quality Awards held at the Urdaneta Hall of the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, last May 29, 2024. The awards given to UNO-R, Incorporated…
G.U.G.M.A Adopted Schools Receive STARBOOKS
SAN CARLOS, Negros Occidental – The three adopted schools of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, Inc. under its G.U.G.M.A. Program received complete STARBOOKS Kiosks from the BPI Foundation, Inc. last May 14, 2024 during the Turnover Ceremony at the SDS Hall, Department of Education Division of San Carlos. Ansulag, Katiclan and Nabataan Elementary Schools became beneficiaries…
CST-R is Now STARBOOKS Loaded!
SAN CARLOS, Negros Occidental – Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated KioskS, popularly known as STARBOOKS, is now in the St. Thomas of Villanova Library of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, Inc. Thomasians are now free to access at least 8,000 science and technology resources including interactive demonstrations of science experiments, published dissertations and thesis,…
