Once more, URC passed the Re-certification Audit of TUV on November 28, 2008. The university received a Regional Award for Outstanding Research in October 2008. URC Basic Education Department was granted Level III Accredited Status under PAASCU, one of the few programs granted such status in the country. The university with Dr. Belen as project leader won the Regional Outstanding Award in community extension project with an award of P300, 000, the title of the project was: “The University of Regina Carmeli (URC) Community Development and Extension Program and Its Organizational Feature”. In March 2009, the university bestowed the Doctorate Degree Honoris Causa in Literature to Dr. Virgilio Almario, National Artist from San Miguel, Bulacan.