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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 welcomes Lumad Bakwit School
CEBU CITY—Lumads from Mindanao were warmly welcomed with a Salubungan Ceremony at the University of San Jose-Recoletos Basak Campus earlier. They aim to inform Cebuanos about their current situation in Mindanao with the call for help in saving their schools. They will be staying in USJ-R until September 14, Friday. (Edelry Marie Quiapo and Robert…
UNO-R celebrates its University Week “the RECOLETOS WAY”
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–It is all systems go for the University of Negros Occidental Recoletos’ University Week celebration on September 10–15, 2018 with the theme: “Paghigugma kay Kristo, Pag-alagad sa Isigkatawo.” St. Augustine wrote, “If you love Christ, follow him.” Also, Pope Francis told everyone that the “love of God and love of neighbor are…
Petrinians qualify in the 9th Regional Saint Paul Bible Quiz Bee
Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL—Pride has been brought by San Pedro Academy as Kathrina Dagoy and Shyndel Sastrillo of Grade 10-Saint Ezekiel Moreno, and Jane Marie Buling of Grade 10-Saint Augustine of Hippo, unleashed Petrinian power during the 9th Saint Paul Regional Bible Quiz Bee last August 26, 2018 at SM City Cebu, Cebu City. The Petrinians…
CAS Words ’18 promotes Philippine Festivals
CEBU CITY–The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Words and Music 2018 fostered different festivals in the country at the Center for Performing Arts (CfPA) last August 23. Among the celebrated festivals were Pintados of Tacloban City, Pintaflores of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Kadayawan of Davao City, and the Pahiyas of Lucban, Quezon. Selected…
GWD visits UNO-R and RESOURCE-Handumanan
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—The Global Workers of Daegu (GWD) visited UNO-R last August 25, 2018. They were met by Rev. Fr. Cristituto Palomar, OAR; Rev. Fr. Ronel P. Gealon, OAR; and Dr. Carlos Eduardo I. Legaspi, Jr. with University Community Development Office (UCDO) Director Ms. Maribel Gonzales, UCDO Coordinators and some Social Work students. The…
SSC-RdC and Holy Angel University collaborate on Project Proposal Writing
CAVITE CITY—Dr. Caroline M. Acosta, Dean of School of Business and Accountancy at Holy Angel University, was invited by San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite, Inc., as resource speaker in a seminar-workshop on project proposal writing at SSC-RdC. The schedule of the workshop ran from August 29-30 2018, at St. Thomas Villanova Library. The two-day activity was…
‘IT’S A MIRACLE’ JPIA reaps Karakol 2018 title
CAVITE CITY—After a series of practices, labor on production designs, and sweat-extracting and grinding performance on “kalye” and gymnasium, the Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) dominated this year’s Karakol Festival, emerging victorious in two categories while emphasizing God’s role in their triumph. In his statement, JPIA President Russel Rodelas tagged their earned title namely…
LET GOD TAKE OVER ‘Ganyan ang pagmamahal ng isang ina’
CAVITE CITY—As the celebration of the feast day of St. Monica approaches, the Sebastinians reflected upon her motherly role that portrays endurance of faith as she asked God for her son, Saint Augustine’s conversion, as the campus community united at the mass celebrated in her honor. In his homily, Campus Minister of the Main Campus,…
San Pedro Academy opens S.Y. 2018-2019
VALENCIA, Negros Oriental—San Pedro Academy formally opened the academic year 2018-2019 with fervor and enthusiasm. To set the mood for another academic year, SPA conducted a General Orientation for Grade VII, transferees, and Parents last June 23, 2018. The community of San Pedro Academy welcomed the new members of the religious administrators. Fray James Dexter…
