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QUEZON CITY — The Recoletos School of Theology (RST) held a Thanksgiving Mass on October 2 to mark the renewal of its five-year affiliation with the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (UST) and its canonical recognition as an Ecclesiastical Institution of Higher Studies by the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See. The Eucharistic celebration took place at the Bulwagang Recoletos Audio-Visual Room in Miranila Homes, Quezon City. It was presided over by Fr. Ian Anthony Espartero, OAR, RST Director, with Fr. Lounal Jarumay, OAR, Executive Secretary; Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR, Research Coordinator; Fr. Edgardo…
UNO-R holds MAPA 2018
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—The Office of Planning and Quality Assurance (PQA) holds the Midterm Academic Planning Assessment 2018 at the President’s Hall, November 16-17, 2018. The assembly opened with the prayer led by Rev. Fr. Cristituto A. Palomar, OAR, UNO-R VP-Religious Affairs and Chaplain. This was followed by the Opening Remarks of Fr. Don H.…
USJ-R DJC at CMMA
Pasay City, METRO MANILA—The Catholic Mass Media Awards confers the John Paul II Award for 2018 to the Department of Journalism & Communications (DJC) of the University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City. The award was bestowed to DJC for “being the forefront of training journalists in Cebu and its neighboring provinces with the guidance of…
Korean Ambassador visits UNO-R
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Ambassador Han Dong-man will visit the University of Negros Occidental–Recoletos on November 14, 2018. He will give a talk to the administrators, faculty and students of the university at the UNO-R President’s Hall regarding bilateral relations between Korea and the Philippines. He will…
Alumni from OAR schools pass board exams
PHILIPPINES—Alumni from different OAR-administered schools passed in the recently concluded Board Examinations. During the September 2018 Medical Technology Board Examinations, MedTech students from UNO-R were able to pass the board exam putting UNO-R in Rank 3 as Top Performing Medical Technology School Nationwide. They were: Abalajon, Adrian P. Abella, Mishael Kate B. Amar, Jenny Rae G.…
USJ-R Journalism and Communication Department receives JPII Award
CEBU CITY—The Department of Journalism and Communication of University of San Jose-Recoletos, chaired by Dr. Nestor Godofredo B. Ramirez, was hailed as this year’s recipient of the Pope John Paul II Award. In a letter sent to Dr. Ramirez, the Pope John Paul II Award was first given in the year 2011 to give honor…
San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite conducts Mid-year Operations Review
CAVITE CITY—San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, through the initiative of its School President, Rev. Fr. Rafael B. Pecson, OAR, successfully conducted its Mid-Year Operations Review last October 24-26, 2018. The event which was organized by the Office for Accreditation, Planning and Development and Quality Assurance, provided an avenue for all administrators to share their accomplishment…
Recoletos brand of education revolutionizes school programs in Sierra Leone
Kamalo, SIERRA LEONE – “Transition creates tension” summarized how Fray Jose Prudencio Castillo, OAR, head of the Augustinian Recollect Mission in Sierra Leone and local prior of the Recoletos de Kamalo community, saw the stakeholders’ initial reactions to the educational climate change introduced by the Recoletos friars in their school apostolate here. As the new…
Lancers upset Jaguars to three-peat Cesafi title
CEBU CITY—University of the Visayas (UV) brought home the championship title after outplaying University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), 74-61, in Game Three of the 2018 Cesafi men’s basketball finals last October 29 at the Cebu Coliseum. With seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Tricky Peromingan sank a lay-up to carry the Jaguars to a…
SPA-R culminates October activities
Caidiocan, Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL—San Pedro Academy-Recoletos closed two celebrations for the month of October: the Rosary Month and United Nations Day, last October 26, 2018. To culminate the celebration of United Nations Day, students and faculty members donned national costumes of different countries. While wearing these attires, they prayed the Holy Rosary and formed a…
