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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,…
USJ-R grad ranks first in September-October 2023 CPA exam
A graduate of the BS Accountancy program of the University of San Jose-Recoletos ranked first in the September-October 2023 Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountants (LECPA). Hebban Tawantawan finished with a LECPA rating of 91.17%. He is the third Josenian who secured the Top 1 spot in the said licensure exam. Moreover, he is the…
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
CANLUBANG, Laguna – Today, October 2, marks a distinctive milestone in the history of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Canlubang Campus. It is not merely because we, as a community, opened the Rosary Month but a more significant event took place as we celebrated the Groundbreaking of the Church in honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.…
Thomasians Turn Over Donation for Ritarians
SAN CARLOS, Negros Occidental – September 4, 2023—One Recollect family, indeed. Thomasians turned over cash donations to Colegio de Sta. Rita de San Carlos, Inc. (CSR) amounting to Php 35,000, today. The help for Ritarians was collected during the Feast Day Mass in honor of St. Ezekiel Diaz Moreno (anticipated) last August 18. Thomasians, including…
LYRE wins Huniño on first try
The Liturgical Yodelers Recoletos (LYRE) was proclaimed as grand champion yesterday in the 13th Huniño organized by Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu. This is the first time that the said group participated in the said competition. Huniño — Huni Halad Alang Kang Señor Santo Niño is a liturgical songwriting competition where various groups…
CST-R Stronghold Team Building Event Caps Preps for A.Y. 2023-2024
Teambukto wins! After nearly two weeks of in-service training and seminar sessions, Thomasian faculty and staff cap off the preparations for the next school year with a fun and challenging team building activity that also served as warm welcome for newly-hired teachers and employees. Teambukto wiped out the two other teams by clocking in 15:09…
Pioneering Thomasian Cadets Graduate from ROTC Training Course
SAN CARLOS CITY, Negros Occidental – One hundred, forty-eight pioneering Thomasian cadets of the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) have officially graduated today, May 30, 2023. This is the first batch of Thomasian ROTC cadets. Maj. Rene P. Piabol, Jr., commandant of the 525th Department of Air…
UNORIAN TOPS 2023 LEPT
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental – Andrea Nicole Sumugat is one of the top 1 with a score of 92.20 in the Licensure Examinations for Professional Teachers – Elementary level. She is joined by five others from Mindanao State University, UP – Diliman, Philippine Normal University – Manila, University of Mindanao, and Cebu Technological University –…
CHEDRO VI AWARDS UNO-R
BACOLOD, Negros Occidental – The Commission on Higher Education Regional Office VI recognized the university as Best Implementer- StuFaPs; Best Implementer – Registrar’s Records; and Best Implementer for CHED Memorandum Order No. 6 s. 2022: “Sustaining Flexible Learning in Higher Education.” CHED Regional Office VI is celebrating the 3rd National Higher Education Day and CHED’s 29th Founding Anniversary on May 15-19,…
CSNT-R, TALISAY AND UNO-R SIGN MOA ON CSNT-R GRADE 12 IMMERSION PROGRAM
BACOLOD, Negros Occidental – The grade 12 students of Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino – Recoletos in Talisay signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University for its students to have their Grade 12 OJT and Immersion program on the campus from March 8, 2023 to March 31, 2023. Rev. Fr. Emilio Jaruda, Jr., OAR,…
