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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,…
UNO-R celebrates St. Ezekiel and St. Augustine
The community of the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos celebrated the feast f St. Ezekiel Moreno last August 19. The day opened with a walk for healing from the Provincial Capitol Lagoon to the university gym. The walk for healing was started as a tradition by Rev. Fr. Antonio Limchaypo, OAR in 2007.
UNO-R HAS 10 NEW LAWYERS
Ten(10) alumni of the UNO-Recoletos School of Law successfully hurdled the November 2015 Bar examinations.
CHED names UNO-R Autonomous University
The Commission on High Education (CHED), through CMO 20 s. 2016, has named 53 Higher Education Institutions as Autonomous for three years (2016-2019). Among the HEI’s granted Autonomous status is University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos , Bacolod, and University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu.
UNORIAN, 3RD PLACE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EXAMS
2015 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering graduate cum laude, Jun Aron G. Sabo, placed third in the April 2016 Electrical Engineering Board Examinations.
UNORIANS SHINE AT THE NATIONAL PRISAA
Western Visayas (Region VI) was named champion in the recently concluded National PRISAA meet in Koronadal, South Cotabato, April 4-8, 2016. This is the last year that NOPSSCEA represents Region VI, in the succeeding years, NOPSSCEA shall represent Negros Island Region (NIR – Region 18).
UNO-R Fr. President outlines priorities for SY 2016-2017
The Religious and Lay administrators of UNO-R held a two-day Institutional Planning workshop at the President’s Hall, April 12 -13, 2016. The first day was the presentation of the Accomplishment Reports of the different offices in the university. The reports were clustered according to the offices of the Vice-Presidents. The second day was consumed by…
1st Green Ring awardee honored
THE Cebu City Council yesterday recognized Bro. Jaazeal Jakosalem of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects (OAR) for bagging the first Green Ring Award for his “outstanding work toward solving the climate crisis.” Jakosalem spearheaded various climate change education initiatives at the grassroots level. Councilor Nida Cabrera, committee on environment chairperson, authored a resolution that…
