15/10/2026
"𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬. " 🔰
On October 14, 2026, the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 held its 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 at the CMU Grounds. Despite the unfavorable weather, the event commenced seamlessly.
The event started with a prayer at exactly 9:10 AM, then the singing of the National Anthem and, lastly, the Malabon Hymn.
The opening remarks were given by the Dean of the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳. She began by recognizing the university pillars, specifically the University President, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐕. 𝐃𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧. Afterward, she acknowledged VPAA 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐂. 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 and VPAF 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐑. 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐉𝐫., before introducing the remaining official administrators.
Following 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳's remarks, the event continued with a video presentation of the offices in CMU, their functions, location, and procedures, starting with the Office of the Registrar. Their video talked about the enrollment deadlines, faculty evaluation, shifts in courses, curriculum information, and retention process. The next video presentation was about the university library, which talked about all the information about the library while showing the different genres of books as well as its different sections.
Before the next speaker took the stage, the weather cleared up, and that was when our excellent MCs interviewed some students to interact with the 1st to 4th year CTE students. The students who were interviewed spoke positively, which cheered the crowd.
The program continued with an introduction speech by the head nurse of the university clinic, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐳 𝐏. 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧, who spoke about the purpose of the clinic and provided information about emergencies and other health-related matters. The Finance Office, represented by 𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐨, also gave a speech and a video presentation. The head of the SASO, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐚𝐧, likewise delivered a speech and discussed what SASO provides. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐚𝐧 also requested a representative from the CTE programs, which energized the crowd before continuing the speech.
As the orientation progressed, a small energizer was performed through an enthusiastic dance to Baby Dolls' "Ooh La La Baby" by members of various student organizations. Transitioning to the intermission, the organization '𝐈𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚' performed a magnetic arrangement of dance moves. Onwards, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧 encouraged the aspiring performers to join the organization to showcase their talents.
Following this, the 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 illustrated the penalization processes for student misconduct, everyday cases, and the procedures for reaching a compromise. Every student organization was then introduced and named, setting the stage for the nearing oath-taking ceremony.
𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐁. 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐜, the program chair of the Bachelor of Elementary Education, then delivered the College of Teacher Education's (CTE) mission, vision, and core values. After the presentation concluded, the College of Teacher Education's student organizations, comprising the English Society, Mathematics Society, First Hand Society, Social Studies Club, and BECEd Society, marched onto the stage to have their photo taken alongside their respective advisors and members.
Finally, for the closing remarks, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑. 𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 delivered an inspiring message that ignited the flame carried by the students of the College of Teacher Education as future educators.
🖋️: Kristine Limsiaco | Member, Journal Committee & Gildafe Santiago | Member, Journal Committee
📸 : Janel Labalan | Photographer & Anna Reign De La Cruz | Event Chairperson
