“Atty. Guillermo A. Villasor have wanted to become a priest but relented when he saw his mother cried over it,” says UNO-R Bacolod President Fr. Demetrio S. Penascoza, OAR in his homily at the Holy Mass offered for the soul of Villasor last June 27, 2007 at the Oratory of St. Nicolas of Tolentine at UNO-R Bacolod school campus.
The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos Bacolod signed a memorandum of agreement with the Armed Forces of the Philippines Educational Benefit System (AFPEBSO) that grants full scholarship to three (3) dependents of soldiers killed-in-action. Witnessed by other grantor schools in Bacolod, the agreement was signed in a simple ceremony at the Sampaguita Hall of the Sugarland Hotel.
…..neering student Ildefonso Ortega topped the April 2007 Mechanical Engineering Board examination.
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The Kyoto Renaiss Hospital from Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto, Japan expressed its interest to forge partnership with UNO-R Bacolod College of Nursing through a scholarship program. This came about after the successful partnership of another Japanese firm Marufuko Sangyo Limited with the College of Engineering.
The University Community Development Office (UCDO) of UNO-R Bacolod hosted the 1st OAR Schools Community Extension Program Implementers' Assembly last June 23-24,2007 to realign the thrust of the outreach programs of the Recoletos Schools all over the country to the news formulated Vision-Mission of Recoletos Education.
Once we go back to the Book of Leviticus, we read the whole Book devoted to the Priests of the Old Testament – the Levites. The tribe was chosen by God to sanctify Him by bringing His people near to Him. Members of this tribe would end up as high priests of Israel. The Hebrews believe that it is Yahweh that has chosen a soul to be his sanctifier and placed him into the tribe of Levi.
Bacolod City – “…UNO-R doesn’t want students to be just degree holders only but productive employees in their chosen field”. Fr. Raul Buhay, OAR, the Main Celebrant during the Mass of the Holy Spirit, emphasized on this point as the school year formally opened last June 22, 2007.
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos Medical – Dental Clinic under Rev. Fr. Joel Alve, OAR held a Medical forum on Tuberculosis in Children last June 15, 2007 at 1:30 P.M. at the UNO-R Instructional Media Center at the Ground floor of the St. Augustine Building (formerly Admin bldg).
Rev. Fr. Sixto “Chote” Mataro Bitangjol, OAR successfully defended his dissertation entitled, “The Human Resource Management Practices of University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos: Bases for Enhancement Schemes” last June 13, 2007 at the Graduate School of Business Management and Administration of University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu City.
There was once a Filipino pupil who attended his History class and was asked for the date of Philippine Independence and he got confused on the meaning of independence for he knew that there were many independence days in the Philippines . Good, because the situation made him think. The same boy grew up and entered college and was again asked the same question in his Philippine History course. There was really a great change in his response. He no longer questioned the dates but he wittingly answered, “ It depends upon the will of the President.”