02/03/2026
๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The College of Criminal Justice Education (CCJE) of Urdaneta City University successfully held its Criminology Days Celebration on January 28โ30, 2026, with the theme โ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ: ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.โ
The three-day celebration commenced with an opening program attended by university officials, faculty members, and CCJE students. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต ๐. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, Dean of the College, formally opened the event, emphasizing the vital contributions of faculty members, students, and facilitators to the success of the celebration. His message underscored the importance of discipline, teamwork, and professional excellenceโvalues at the core of criminology education. While ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ, Vice President for Academic Affairs inspired the participants to maintain sportsmanship and camaraderie as the celebration progresses. Her message lit the eagerness to compete among the participants while maintaining the core values of the University. Moreover, ๐๐๐๐. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ, Vice President for Administrative Affairs, emphasized the value of seeking spiritual guidance as the events unfolds
Following the program, students gathered at the university quadrangle for the opening of the games. Fueled by competitive spirit, participants from various year levels engaged in basketball and volleyball matches, showcasing both athletic skill and camaraderie.
In the afternoon, the highlight of the first day unfolded with the ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Selected students from first to fourth year demonstrated precision, discipline, and mastery in drill ex*****on and exhibition. The competition was adjudicated by distinguished personalities from the Philippine National Police: ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐๐๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ, former BS Criminology student of the University and a graduate of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), along with ๐ฃ๐๐ฝ๐น ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ and ๐ฃ๐๐ฝ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ๐, both proud alumni of Urdaneta City University.
The opening day set a high standard for the succeeding events, reflecting the spirit of camaraderie and the pursuit of excellence that defined the celebration. Through sports, exhibitions, and academic engagement, Criminology Days 2026 highlighted the unity and professionalism of the CCJE community.