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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,…
Aspiring Sebastinian Lawyers pass 2018 Bar Exam
MANILA–The College of Law of San Sebastain College-Recoletos Manila proudly announced the list of 2018 Bar Examination passers. Twenty three Law graduates from San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila and three from San Sebastian College-Recoletos Surigao Campus hurdled the 2018 Bar Exam and enlisted their names in the roster of new Lawyers who will take their Oath…
UNO-R Institutional Planning 2019
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The Planning and Quality Assurance Office (PQA) held the Institutional Planning 2019 last April 22-23 at the President’s Hall. The Father President enjoined all religious and lay administrators to attend the activity through Memo no. 66. The activity opened with the opening formalities with Fray Ronel P. Gealon, OAR leading the prayer,…
Alumni from two OAR Universities pass 2018 Bar Exam
The Supreme Court of the Philippines, after the special en banc session held yesterday, May 3, 2019, announced the result of the November 2018 Bar Examination. Out of 8,158 aspiring lawyers who took the exam, only 1,800 examinees, or 22.07% of the total number of examinees, were able to pass, as confirmed by the 2018…
Cash, GC from anti-envelopmental journalism campaign turned over to adopted community
CEBU CITY–Around P30,000 worth of cash and gift certificates were turned over to the council of Barangay Kamagayan by the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC) on Valentine’s Day. The cash turned-over to the Council were those received by the Journalism and Communication interns during their on-the-job training programs at their respective media outlets. The money will…
Central Visayas launches International Year of Indigenous Languages celebration at USJ-R
CEBU CITY–Six Cebu-based universities collaborated to launch the regional celebration of the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) as prescribed by the United Nations. The celebration is expected to strengthen and reinforce the many standard-setting tools adopted by the international community which include specific provisions to promote and protect indigenous languages. This after a UNESCO report stated that 40% of the…
Fr. Gealon and 7 Faculty Members finish their Graduate Studies
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental — Fray Ronel P. Gealon, OAR, was conferred with the Degree of Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling. His thesis entitled, “Career Preference and College Readiness of Senior High School Students” was named as Outstanding Thesis. Seven Faculty members of the university were also conferred with their graduate degrees last…
Tatak Rekoleto dance moves shine out in Panaad Festival
TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental – Just recently, the dance group that represented this city in an islandwide folk dance competition outshone others. The “tatak Rekoleto” (“Recollect brand”) dance moves shone out, too. Last April 10, the contingent of folk dancers representing Talisay City brought home the championship trophy, prevailing over other groups from different cities…
SPA Valencia soars high in its basketball clinic
Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL – In its effort to raise the bar of its competitive skills in basketball, the San Pedro Academy (SPA) has found some ways to do it, thanks to its sports-minded School Director and Principal, Fray Dexter James Tanquis, OAR. According to school’s Facebook post, the Petrinian community here invited two star players…
