CORONATION

Agrecoletos faculty, PRACUM13w and 23w students together with 5 ARCORES International Volunteers from Spain went to the University’s “Recoletos Eco Park” located in Purok Manihan, Barangay Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto to visit and plant pineapple crowns. ARCORES International Staff Mely Flores discussed and explained the overview of the area and its proposed projects. Flores alsoContinue reading “CORONATION”

BAT Entrepreneurship Culmination Activity

Business Agriculture Technology Program of AgRecoletos held its Agri Entrepreneurship Culmination Activity at the Little Theater, June 30. Outstanding personalities from the AgriBusiness sector were the guest speakers who shared their success stories: Marlene Lamata, President of Rivson Group of Companies; Cherry R. Doromal, National Sales Manager of Commercial Feeds – Vitarich Feed Corporation; andContinue reading “BAT Entrepreneurship Culmination Activity”

VICTORY SPECTRUM

Sixteen AgRecoletos students; 8 Ansci and 8 Cropsci Majors, marched and received their diplomas along with the other University college graduates during the 76th Commencement Exercises at the University Amphitheatre, June 19. Trihna Mondia from the AgRecoletos Class of 2022 was awarded Magna Cumlaude. Mondia also bagged Gold in the College of Arts and SciencesContinue reading “VICTORY SPECTRUM”

Start of PRACUM 2022

Face-to-face classes are back with UNO – R School of Agriculture PRACUM13W and PRACUM23W students. Sixteen freshmen, eight sophomores, and a brave soul from juniors started the 240 hours of practicum activities in the AgRecoletos field. The PRACUM23W started today, June 20, 2022, and will last until July 25, 2022. During the orientation, words ofContinue reading “Start of PRACUM 2022”

Double A Poultry Farm

The family that does business together stays close and enjoys financial freedom together. The poultry farm business of the Sevilleno family started in 1992, managed by both of their parents, who at that time started with breeder chicken. The business ran under contract with an Integrator, which they thought was easy and profitable until, inContinue reading “Double A Poultry Farm”

COVID-19 Story: A Way of Instilling Agriculture in People’s Hearts

An insight on COVID-19 by Raymark Gentugao The most recent and still prevalent global pandemic we call COVID-19 has brought a real pause to the norms of every single student of UNO-Recoletos. I, for one, is a witness of how it changed my daily structures. It feels unusual for a hectic working student to becomeContinue reading “COVID-19 Story: A Way of Instilling Agriculture in People’s Hearts”

18 AgRecoletos students march their success

The School of Agriculture of the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos has produced 18 combined graduates of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. There are seven graduates of Bachelors of Science major in Animal Sciences, namely: Jewel Mae Hortillosa, Kylie Marie Gamo, Manuel Labiano, John Arl Dionesa, Donel Republica, Karlo Solis, and Elaina Jumilla. OnContinue reading “18 AgRecoletos students march their success”

THE GREEN REVOLUTION FROM A MILLENNIAL’S POINT OF VIEW – First Place, ROLEx Essay Writing Contest, February 25,2018, UNO-Recoletos, Bacolod City

The Philippines, no matter how it sashays with the title, “The Rising Tiger of Asia, will always have its share of triumphs and mishaps. Ironically, the Philippines which is a dominantly agricultural country seems to deviate from the past to join its foreign industrial counterparts. This, in its accumulated entirety, adds significant destruction to theContinue reading “THE GREEN REVOLUTION FROM A MILLENNIAL’S POINT OF VIEW – First Place, ROLEx Essay Writing Contest, February 25,2018, UNO-Recoletos, Bacolod City”

TO GO OR NOT TO GO – Third Placer, ROLEx Essay Writing Contest, February 25,2018, UNO-Recoletos, Bacolod City

This is her first thought when someone asked her to join an agricultural forum on vegetable production. She used to make her living from other’s people garbage. She once lived in a garbage dump area in Payatas. From scavenging trash, she didn’t expect that she would venture in the field of agriculture. As millennials, theContinue reading “TO GO OR NOT TO GO – Third Placer, ROLEx Essay Writing Contest, February 25,2018, UNO-Recoletos, Bacolod City”

Golden Opportunities in Learning from Failures

Excerpt from the Speech delivered by Dr. Ma. Corazon G. Acaba during the convocation of the City of Himamaylan Monday, Negros Occidental, Philippines. I readily accepted the invitation to talk on the occasion of your Monday gathering because I have very recent and relevant experience on the topic you assigned to me this morning. MyContinue reading “Golden Opportunities in Learning from Failures”