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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,…
SPA-R continues to shine
Caidiocan, Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL—For the past months, students of San Pedro Academy-Recoletos in Caidiocan have shown their talents and skills, both in the academe and in other co-curricular activities. Here are the pride of SPA-R: Congratulations SPA-R! Basta SPA-Rian, Di Basta Basta!
SSC-R Manila awarded 1st Place in animation contest
MANILA —Nathaniel Cruz, Paul Ramos and Omnino Tolero, students of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Manila won 1st place in the We Dream It, We Do It, Animation Contest during the 2018 Comguild’s Media and Technology Students Conference last October 13, 2018 held at UP Diliman, Quezon City. Congratulations! Bravo Baste!
USJ-R SHS champions District Level Math Competition
CEBU CITY—Senior High School students from the University of San Jose Main Campus, June Vernon B. Pasasadaba and Exel C. Bunaos of Gr. 11 Bl. Jerome of Recanati, emerged as Champions in the recently concluded District Level Math Competition (South District 1) held at DVRMNHS AVR earlier this afternoon. Pasasadaba and Bunaos were the 2018…
SPA is officially a CEAP member
Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL—San Pedro Academy of Valencia, Negros Oriental was officially acknowledged as a member of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), the national association of Catholic Educational Institutions in the Philippines. Fray James Dexter Tanquis, OAR, School Director and Principal of SPA, received the Certificate of Membership during the 2018 CEAP National…
USJ-R benchmarks with UNO-R CAMHS
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL –The University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu bench marked with UNO-R last September 28, 2018. They sought the guidance of the College of Allied Medical Health Sciences for their plan in opening a degree program in Medical Technology at USJ-R. Rev. Fr. Leo Alaras, OAR – USJ-R VP Academics; Dr.…
Sebastinian presents Research in Europe
Cavite City – “Be a GOAL digger, I am a PROUD Sebastinian!” said Marilex R. Llave, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science alumna, batch 2004 of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite after she presented her research paper entitled “Drivers of Business Intelligence-Based Value Creation: The Experts’ View” at the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece. Llave…
USJ-R SHS champions Speak Up X: Visayas Schools Debate Championship
CEBU CITY – Speak Up X: Visayas Schools Debate Championship is a regional debate tournament hosted by the University of the Philippines-Cebu Lantugi Debate Society. On its 10th year, the tournament was dedicated to the legacy of Samantha Tornilla, one of the pioneers who spread the culture of debating in the Visayas. USJ-R SHS A,…
USJ-R to host English Language Fellow Program
CEBU CITY—U.S. Department of State has selected USJ-R as one of the three universities in the Philippines to host a 10-month English Language Fellow (EL Fellow) Program. English Language Fellow representative Ms. Taraji Belgacem signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with USJ-R represented by the president, Fr. Christopher Maspara, OAR, on September 17, 2018 in…
SSC-R alumnus as new Associate Justice
MANILA—San Sebastian College-Recoletos of Manila, proudly congratulates Hon. Jose C. Reyes, Jr., newly appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice. Associate Justice Reyes has successfully carried forward the red and gold colors of his Alma Mater, SSC-R Manila, when he made it to the Supreme Court as one of its Associate Justices, the highest aspiration that every…
