“Love is a verb”. This line was used by Ms. Richelle H. Verdeprado, RSW, MSW, author of “Love and Learning” in her speech during the soft launching of the book at Two Pans Café and Resto, January 20, 2017 at around 3:00 PM. The book is a compilation of thoughts and experiences by Ms. Verdeprado. [...] Read More
UNO-R got the championship trophy in Basketball men, silver in Beach Volleyball and Table tennis (women). The UNO-R Rams bested all other universities in the country in Basketball as it dominated the 2016 UNIGAMES in Dumaguete. The rams basketball team is composed of John Gil Aposaga; Jun King Arriola; Stefano Ayuco; Aljohn Catague; Jafet Claridad; [...] Read More
“Like a gentle breeze, he just passed by and left quietly.” Dr. Jose B. Ferraris passed away last April 4, 2016, at the age of 64. He had spent the prime of his years at the University of Negros Occidental –Recoletos. He served the university in various administrative positions. He was hired as Dean of [...] Read More
Few months ago, together with a network of solidarity NGOs called ASIN (Alternative Solidarity Initiative Network) we visited the island of Mambacayao (dako) island, in Bantayan, Cebu to assess and afford rehabilitation response. We saw the plight of the community and individual families. We tried to document their stories of poverty and struggles, all of [...] Read More
A game played by two to move sixteen (16) pieces guided by specific rules with the goal to checkmate opponent’s king. A combat of minds. A game where accuracy, calculation, and concentration are greatly needed. This is the battle were our fellow Negrense is preparing right now. The rising princess of chess, Mary Grace “Precious” [...] Read More
MANILA, Oct. 1, 2013— Catholic bishops welcomed the Vatican’s decision to canonize John Paul II and John XXIII in April 2014. Archbishop Socrates Villegas, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, called on Catholics to follow the former two popes’ example of simplicity and compassion. “Not everyone can attend the rites in [...] Read More
Mr. Antonio Gargarita finished his BSC in 1970 and was the Vice –President of the Student Affairs Organization (SAO). He was at-times the acting President when Atty. Greg Andres was out of the campus to attend seminars. He was also the first UNO-Rian to join the National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP) before [...] Read More
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ordinary for Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who lack an Ordinary of their own rite, was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires. He studied as and holds a degree as a chemical technician, but then chose the priesthood and entered the seminary of Villa [...] Read More
VATICAN CITY, March 14, 2013–Pope Francis began his first words to the Church by saying that the cardinals “went to the end of the world” to find the new Bishop of Rome. “Brothers and Sisters, good evening. You know that the charge of the conclave was to give a bishop of Rome. “It would seem [...] Read More
UNO-R Fr. President Emeterio Buñao, OAR remains firm in his stand regarding the issue about RH Law. I was during the Eucharistic celebration at the UNO-R Oratory before the Institutional Christmas party last December when he strongly gave his stand on the issue. In his homily, he noted that he has to voice out the [...] Read More