A planning session was held on October 6 at the President’s Office Conference Room in line with the upcoming Recoletos Friendship Games scheduled November 29 to 30. The meeting that was convoked and presided by University President, Fr. Sixto M. Bitangjol, OAR, was attended by Fr. Edwin Macmac, OAR (SSC-R, Manila), Fr. Joel Naranja, OAR (SPA, Valencia), Mr. Fernando Bulado (SPA-R, Caidiocan), Mr. Ronnie Gumia (UNO-R, Talisay), and Fr. Antonio Limchaypo, OAR and Mr. Ericson Rios of UNO-R, Bacolod.
The salient points agreed in the meeting to be presented to SEAP President, Fr. Raul M. Buhay, OAR were: USJ-R will be the host of the Friendship Games; events for the college level are Basketball (men) and Volleyball (women); and events for the high school level are basketball (boys) and volleyball (boys and girls). Mr. Rios, Sports Moderator of UNO-R Bacolod, was tasked to prepare the schedule of games during the two-day event.