Held on July 16, 2025, at Christ the King College, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡-𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 marked the official induction of 310 cadets into the Criminology program. The event was graced by 𝐏𝐋𝐓𝐂𝐎𝐋 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐈. 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫, whose presence and story inspired and motivated all attendees.
The traditional Reception Rites, testing the physical and mental endurance of lower class cadets. Spearheaded by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐒. 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐑𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦,𝐌𝐒𝐂𝐉 and supervised by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂. 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭, 𝐑𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦, 𝐌𝐒𝐂𝐉-𝐂𝐀𝐑, and 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥 𝐋. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨, 𝐑𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦, 𝐌𝐒𝐂𝐉-𝐂𝐀𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐫. 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋. 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐨, 𝐑𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦.
This was followed by the Oath-Taking Ceremony led by 𝐂𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐨 𝐆. 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐫., as the new cadets pledged their commitment to the values of the Criminology program.
Distinguished guests included 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐂. 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧, 𝐏𝐡.𝐃., 𝐕𝐏 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬, 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐆. 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐌𝐏𝐌, 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐦 𝐉𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐳, 𝐋𝐏𝐓, 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐢𝐥, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒. 𝐌𝐚. 𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐂. 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐣𝐚, 𝐑𝐕𝐌, 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭.
Acknowledgement is also extended to the 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐁𝐅𝐏) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐂𝐃𝐑𝐑𝐌𝐎) for their valuable support.
This event highlights a significant step in the cadets’ journey, with 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 leading by example in shaping the next generation.
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮
Arisa Martirez & Valerie Libago
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