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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,…
Visual Identity for Recoletos Education in RP explored
CEBU CITY – In view of designing an official Visual Identity for the Recoletos brand of education in the Philippines, the appointed members of the Committee on Visual Identity gathered at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), Balamban Campus on January 28, 2019 for an initial orientation on “Brand, Visual Identity, Logo: Towards Designing the…
Two UNO-Rians named among “The Outstanding Students” (THOS) 2019
BACOLOD CITY – Two students of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) are finalists of Junior Chamber International, Inc. (JCI, Inc.) The Outstanding Students (THOS) 2019. They are Carmen Jesusa B. Legaspi (College category) and Hazel Lorraine Herida (High School category). Legaspi is from the College of Arts and Sciences and is currently the Governor…
Recoletos de Cavite celebrates feast of St. Sebastian
CAVITE CITY –January 21, Monday, was a red-letter day for the San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite community celebrating the feast of St. Sebastian. This year the feast fell on a Sunday, January 20 coinciding with the celebration of the Feast of Sto. Niño. The highlight of the festivities was the concelebrated Eucharistic celebration with Rev.…
Sebastinians’ Panata: Clean SSC-R surroundings
MANILA– Some members of the Sebastinian Community had their PANATA 2019 to the Poong Nazareno, not by joining the annual Traslacion, but by voluntarily cleaning the areas surrounding the San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila. Fr. Tony Limchaypo, OAR, VP for Student Welfare, led the group in the said activity which started around 5:00 am.…
USJ-R SHS champs at Music and Motion Competition
CEBU CITY—USJR SHS’ strongest pride, Baby Jaguars, roar loud during the Music and Motion competition last December 22, 2018, held in Cebu Institute of Technology – University (CIT-U) Gymnasium. Baby Jaguars kept the fire burning while grabbing gold among the other dance crews. Saint Theresa’s College ranked 2nd, while Basak National Science High School got…
Josenian educators bring pride for USJ-R
CEBU CITY—The University of San Jose-Recoletos proudly congratulated three distinctive Faculty-Researchers who presented their research papers during the 5th Mid-Year Accounting Teachers International Counference (MYATIC) in Osaka, Japan last October 29-31, 2018. They were: Also, the Dean of the College of Commerce, Dr. Edgar Detoya, CPA, received an award as “Outstanding Certified Public Accountant (CPA)…
Two Summa Cum Laude Grads 9th placers in Teacher’s Board
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Two summa cum laude graduates of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Class of 2018 are among the September 2018 Board Licensure Examinations for Professional Teachers top notchers. Claire Clamor Magbanua and Allen Jake Sajot Talimodao both ranked ninth place in the Secondary and Elementary levels, respectively, the Professional Regulation Commission announced yesterday.…
Bishop of Bacolod leads Advent @ UNO-R
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The Bishop of Bacolod, Most Rev. Patricio Buzon, SDB, DD, led the administrators, faculty, and staff, and students of the university during the Eucharistic celebration last December 5, 2018, to usher in the Advent season and to close the Religious Education Catholic Faith festival. During the Mass, members of the community of…
UNO-R Community initiates Tree Planting
Don Salvador Benedicto, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–In celebration of Environment Month, Religious and Lay administrators, employees and NSTP students of the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos joined the National Day for Youth in Climate Actions by planting 1020 fast-growing, premium, native Philippine trees during the UNO-R NSTP Tree Planting Day on December 1, 2018 along the…
