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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,…
Fourteen Josenians make “biggest tapioca dessert in the world”
LAPU LAPU CITY–Thirteen students and a faculty member from the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) were chosen to make a gigantic mango dessert dubbed by the event organizers as the “biggest tapioca dessert in the world.” They are Janwilliam Diola, Lance Jefferson Pacubas, Joden Malinao, Martin Gonzales, Christian Lawrence Rivera, Mharmel Chzai Borromeo, Hannah Mae Abad,…
SSC-R de Cavite produces new CPAs
CAVITE CITY–San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite proudly congratulates the three new Certified Public Accountants who passed the 2019 CPA Board Examination. They are: Jomar C. Cardines Daleira L. Custodio Yvette O. Mercader Congratulations! Together we can! Yes we can!
REAP caps 4-day Parallel Textbook Orientation to Teachers in Recollect Schools Nationwide
CEBU CITY– The Recoletos Educational Apostolate of the Philippines (REAP) conducted a textbook orientation for teachers if OAR schools from May 27-30, 2019. The academic activity that started Monday was held in the modern and spacious Our Lady of La Salud building in Basak Campus of the University of San Jose-Recoletos. In attendance were textbook…
USJ-R tops Visayas, Mindanao in producing CPA passers
CEBU CITY–Among the universities and colleges in the Visayas and Mindanao, the University of San Jose-Recoletos(USJ-R) has the highest number of passers produced in the May 2019 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination. Forty-eight out of 87 Josenian takers passed the examination, yielding a 55.17% passing percentage. This is about three times higher than the national passing percentage…
25 UNO-R Alumni are now Engineers
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Twenty five UNO-R alumni are now engineers for having passed their respective Licensure Examinations. Twenty hurdled successfully the May 2019 Civil Engineering Licensure Examination, five successfully passed the Registered Electrical Engineering (REE) Licensure Examinations and five for the Registered Master Electricians (RME). The twenty new Civil Engineers from UNO-R are: Spencer Jay…
USJ-R grad tops May 2019 CPA exam, fulfills promise to dad
CEBU CITY–Josenian Jacob Rizada took the sixth spot of the May 2019 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination. His exam rating is 87.33 — the highest examination rating among all Cebu graduates who took the three day examination on May 12, 19, and 20. In October 2018, he finished Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and graduated Cum Laude…
SSC-R Manila receives PAASCU Re-accreditation
MANILA–The Grade School and Junior High School Departments of San Sebastian College-Recoletos Manila received a Level III re-accreditation from Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities. The validity of this re-accreditation will be until May 2024. In his Facebook post, Fray Nemesio Tolentin, OAR, President of SSC-R Manila, thanked the whole Sebastinian Community “for…
CSFIP Participants go back to roots with Fray Quilatan
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY–The 17 participants, undergoing the Comprehensive Spiritual Formation and Immersion Program (CSFIP) for OAR Schools in the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno went back to the Augustinian Recollect roots with Fray Emilio Quilatan, OAR. He led the participants in tracing the roots of the Augustinian Recollection Movement. He gave a comprehensive talk…
17 Lay Collaborators undergo CSFIP
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY–Seventeen lay members of OAR schools in the Philippines took the Comprehensive Spiritual Formation and Immersion Program for OAR Schools at the Recoletos Formation Center at Mira-nila Homes, Quezon City, from May 14 to 24, 2019. The 10-day formation program is a response to Decision #32 of the Life and Mission…
