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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,…
Nurse delivers baby on int’l flight
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Delivering a baby 35,000 feet in the air was never in his thoughts when he booked a flight home from Dublin, Ireland. Francis Dominic Mendoza, 25, of Barangay Tangub in Bacolod City, was just enjoying his flight when he noticed some of the passengers were uneasy. On Tuesday, the plane, Qatar Airways,…
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…
UNO-R has 11 new Nurses, 35 new Criminologists
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL –11 alumni from the College of Allied Medical Health Sciences successfully hurdled the June 2019 Nursing Licensure Examination. The new Registered Nurses are: Noel Anthony Badajos;Sonaya Bani;Maria Chona Bejo;Felerie Colisio; Jela Espinosa; Denise Garganera-Navarro; Hingel Grace Manzanares; Erma Joy Meguiso; Ivan Saligumba; Isaiah Tan, andVanessa Villano. The university has thirty-five (35) alumni who successfully hurdled the June 9-11,…
UNO-R, SMART renew partnership
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — The partnership between UNO-R and SMART Communications, Inc., has been renewed through a new Memorandum of Agreement for the SMART Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) signed July 5, 2019, at the University President’s Hall. During a simple program, Dr. Owen Martir, Dean of the College of Engineering, gave the welcome…
Thundering Roar Heard Anew
CECU CITY–The University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars ended another 2019 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Partner’s Cup game with a massive statement, after cruising to a dominating 82-67 win against the Southwestern University-Phinma (SWU) Baby Cobras on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at the Cebu Coliseum. The slugfest started out with both teams trying…
Cebu City Council names bridge after a USJ-R HS alumnus/Josenian scoutmaster
Effective this year, the bridge which connects Barangay Mambaling to the South Road Properties (SRP) is now named “Scoutmaster Sergio P. Damazo Jr. Bridge.”This after the Cebu City Council passed the ordinance naming the said bridge on June 25. It is located along Francisco Vestil Street. Damazo was the scoutmaster of the University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJ-R)…
USJ-R signs pact with RAFI to train ICT high school teachers on JAVA
CEBU CITY — Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) partnered with the University of San Jose-Recoletos(USJ-R) to upscale the skills of the junior high school teachers teaching subjects related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). A total of twelve selected teachers benefited from the agreement. They are eyed to become “programmers-teachers” in accordance with industry standards. To…
UNO-R launches EDUCAR/REAP Logo and Motto
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos launched the EDUCAR and the Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines logo and motto for academic year 2019-2020. Fray William Villaflor, OAR, OAR Councilor, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno; Prior of Recoletos de Bacolod and UNO-R Vice President for Finance led the unveiling…
FR. PRESIDENT leads institutional Mass of the Holy Spirit
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL– Fray Don H. Besana, OAR, University President led the Con-celebrated Mass in honor of the Holy Spirit to usher Academic Year 2019-2020. He was joined by Fray Amadeo Lucero, OAR; Fray Jose Teodulfo Jadulco, OAR; Fray Jose Alden B. Alipin, OAR; and Fray Cristituto Palomar, OAR. In his homily, Fr. President…
