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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,…
REAP upgrades new educational normal, creates REAP FORTE
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–With the goal to upgrade the new educational normal spawned by Covid-19 pandemic, Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines introduced REAP Forte (Formation and Teaching) Program in a series of web seminar (webinar) involving Recollect administrators and teachers across the country. The series began last July 13 and will end on…
Josenian civil engineering professor qualifies for MEXT, goes to Japan for post-grad studies
Written by Engr. Yuriy Sesican CEBU CITY–Engr. Varie John Orozco, an alumnus and part-time faculty of USJ-R Civil Engineering Department, qualified for the MEXT Scholarship of the Japanese government. MEXT stands for Monbukagakusho (Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). This program is said to be the ‘toughest’ among all Japanese government-subsidized scholarship…
RST opens with new mode of learning
Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—Recoletos School of Theology opened its horizon to Online Classes adopting to the new normal due to the dangers of CoViD 19 for the Academic Year 2020-2021. Prof. Mark Joseph T. Calano, PhD of Ateneo de Manila University conducted a seminar workshop on Learning Management System and on the Principles for Online…
CST-R holds Virtual Graduation on cable TV
by Georgene Quilaton-Tambiga San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–One hundred and seventy-two Thomasians graduated from senior high school through a televised virtual commencement exercise last June 14, 2020 via a local cable television channel. Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos Batch 2020 is considered the “pandemic graduates.” They are led by rank one student Dionabeth Mamugay who is…
USJ-R Senior High Department releases primer for ‘new normal’ classes
CEBU CITY–With the pandemic in mind, the University of San Jose – Recoletos reimagines the way of providing quality education to its students through flexible learning which works online and offline. This move has been taken in order to adapt to the new normal – a setup where students can continue their formal education while…
USJ-R dean represents Philippines and virtually discusses Teacher Education Institutions’ Initiatives on Biodiversity
CEBU CITY–June 5 is World Environment Day. To celebrate this, SEAMEO-UNESCO organized a joint webinar for this celebration entitled “COVID-19 Effects on Biodiversity: Science Education Reimagined.” USJ-R Dean of the College & Graduate School of Education and ESD Center Director Dr. Jestoni Babia is invited as panelist to discuss Teacher Education Institutions’ Initiatives on Biodiversity…
UNO-R holds Blended Learning Training Workshop
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—A two–day Blended Learning Training Workshops were held last May 26–27, 2020 for Team A and May 28-29, 2020 for Team B at the University President’s Hall. This was a training program for teachers to equip them with new approaches in delivering classroom instructions and to explore the use of learning management…
Recollect schools contribute 85 new lawyers
QUEZON CITY—The Supreme Court announced the 2,103 new lawyers who passed the 2019 Bar Examinations. 83 of them are graduates of four Recollect schools in Manila, Bacolod City, Cavite City, and Cebu City, and two—the fifth and seventh placers—are reviewees of the Recoletos Law Center. May these new lawyers be inspired by St. Augustine, an…
80th Founding Anniversary Logo
“Celebrate, fellow Thomasians, for this milestone only comes once in our lifetime. Good morning, my brother Recollects, and to all Thomasians who are celebrating with us online.It is my pride and honor to launch the 80th Founding Anniversary Logo created by my fellow member of CST-R Batch 1987 Jazer Jude Jakosalem. Allow me to explain…
