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Vatican’s Dicastery grants RST Canonical Recognition and Renewal of Affiliation with UST

By Bro. Jesse Meer E. Alipes | October 9, 2025 | Comments Off on Vatican’s Dicastery grants RST Canonical Recognition and Renewal of Affiliation with UST
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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,…

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UNO-R produces 17 new Psychometricians

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos College of Arts and Sciences produced 17 new registered Psychometricians. UNO-R got the passing percentage of 56.67% in the October 2019 Psychometrician Licensure Examinations. The seventeen new Registered Psychometricians from UNO-R are: Jan Bethel AlsonAngelee Aliki D. AňonuevoMa. Rishelle M. ArsenalJirec A. BacongcoCollin Grace A. ClaroMichaela M.…

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SSC-RdC Academic Convocation: Hard work pays off

CAVITE CITY–Academic achievers in the tertiary level were all smiles as they received certificates of recognition and posed for pictures with their respective Deans, Department Heads, and parents. The Dean’s Listers were recognized at the Academic Convocation for their exemplary performance in the previous term. The event began with a Eucharistic Celebration at the St.…

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CHED renews autonomous status of USJ-R

CEBU CITY–The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) two more years to be autonomous. This means that USJ-R can implement changes or make new course offerings without the approval of CHED until 2021 according to VP Academics Rev. Fr. Leo Alaras, OAR. “Once the School Board approves, we only…

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Rio de Janeiro hosts 5th EDUCAR

Note: This article was based on https://www.agustinosrecoletos.com/2019/11/5o-encuentro-educar-rio-janeiro/ Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL – The 5th EDUCAR Assembly that took place from November 18 to 22 in Rio de Janeiro brought together more than 80 Augustinian Recollect school administrators and faculty members from different parts of the Recoletos world. Fray Rafael Pecson, OAR, President of the San…

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In Pictures: Day 2-V Encuentro EDUCAR

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL–Here are some of the moments captured during the 2nd day of V Encuentro EDUCAR. Photos from Carlos Santana, Director de comunicación Agustinos Recoletos

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In Pictures: Day 1-V Encuentro EDUCAR

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL–Educators from different Augustinian Recollect communities from all over the world are gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the V Encuentro EDUCAR from November 18-22, 2019. Here are some of the moments captured during the first day of the international encounter. Photos from Carlos Santana, Director de comunicación Agustinos Recoletos

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SSC-R Staglets win Championship Game

MANILA–Congratulations 13U for winning the Championship game! The San Sebastian Community will always be proud and grateful for your countless efforts and remarkable skills that the whole team poured in each game. BRAVO BASTE  Photo credits: Smart City Hoops Manila

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In Pictures: SSC-RdC Green and Gold Festival 2019 opens

CAVITE CITY–With the aim of highlighting SSC-R De Cavite’s goal of providing holistic education to every student, the “Green and Gold Festival 2019” officially launched on November 12 with the theme “Laugh Aspire Unwind Grow Heal”. Previously known as simply the Intramural Games, the five-day institutional event now also includes academic and socio-cultural activities. The…

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UNO-R joins 2019 Bacolod City Division SciLympics and SIP Congress

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The University of Negros Occidental Recoletos Senior High School students joined 2019 Bacoldo City Division SciLympics and Science Investigatory Project (SIP) Congress, from October 14 to 16, 2019 at Domingo Lacson National High School. Entries that placed 1st and 2nd will represent the Division of Bacolod City to the 2019 Western Visayas…