21/04/2026
On April 20, 2026, the ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง proudly celebrated the triumph of the Class ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฒ๐-๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ and ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ-๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ of ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐-๐๐-๐๐ as they marked the culmination of their Criminology and Forensic Practicum journey. A total of 116 interns โ 104 Criminology Practicum students and 12 Forensic Science Practicum students โ successfully completed their duties, academic requirements, and rigorous field training.
The Culminating Ceremony stood as a testament to what dedication, discipline, and perseverance can achieve โ honoring every sacrifice made in silence, every challenge endured with courage, and every lesson carried beyond the classroom and into the field. It was the Universityโs celebration of its studentsโ growth โ not just as future professionals, but as persons of integrity and character.
The College of Criminal Justice Education was honored to welcome ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐, Deputy Regional Director for Operations of Police Regional Office โ Cordillera Administrative Region and Officer-in-Charge of the Benguet Police Provincial Office, as ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ. A proud alumnus of the University of the Cordilleras, PCOL Monte delivered an inspiring address rooted in lived experience โ reminding the interns that true excellence goes beyond academic achievement. He challenged the graduates to be โ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซโ โ and to always carry humility in everything they do.
The culminating was also filled with cultural dances and drill performances, as the interns joyfully celebrated the fruit of their hardships in the company of their families, mentors, and the UC community that supported them every step of the way. The partner agencies who embraced the criminology and forensic science interns during their internship duties were also given recognition during the event. The University of the Cordilleras reaffirms its commitment to producing future law enforcers who are not only competent and skilled, but also community-oriented, service-driven, and grounded in the values that truly define a public servant.
Photos by:
Intern Lockey, Kristel Josa
Intern Manzano, Roliezyl Aleeyah
