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UB BS Criminology alumna completes the Fire Basic Recruit Course

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FO1 Justine C. Silva, a University of Batangas Bachelor of Science in Criminology alumna and Admin Officer of Kilo Company–Fourth Battalion–NCR, successfully completed the Fire Basic Recruit Course (FBRC) on August 28, 2025.

Ms. Silva shared her journey as an FBRC trainee, recalling her deployment at the National Fire Training Institute (NFTI–Main Campus), Camp Vicente Lim, Calamba City, Laguna.

She remembered both the recognition day and the struggles that tested her strength during training.

“Sadness challenged me in the first three days inside the campus. I got an emergency call from my father, telling me that Auntie Fe passed away,” she said, recalling how the memory brought her back to memories of dreaming of a complete family with Auntie Fe as her second mother.

“One time, I couldn’t resist crying in the middle of our running session,” she added. “The extensive training, with all its turbulence, made it difficult to keep up with the other trainees.”

The course provided hands-on instruction under their tactical officers. Ms. Silva acknowledged that the training had to be rigorous, as it prepared them for real-life scenarios and equipped them to serve citizens in times of crisis. She now carries the discipline and resilience the FBRC instilled in her.

Her achievement reflects her determination to serve her fellowmen–an embodiment of the true UBian spirit beyond the classroom.

The FBRC is the foundational training program for Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recruits in the Philippines. It combines academic and field training to develop knowledge and skills in fire prevention, emergency response, and public safety. Before her FBRC deployment, Ms. Silva first underwent the Recruit Orientation Program (ROP) as part of her initial training.

VISION

The Criminology Education program is envisioned in producing graduates who have the knowledge and skills in addressing the problem of criminality in the country and the competence to meet the challenge of globalization.

MISSION

To provide the community with professionally competent and morally upright graduates who can deliver efficient and effective services in crime prevention, crime detection and investigation, law enforcement, and custody and rehabilitation of offenders.

OBJECTIVES

• Inspire and instill in the students the value of service to God and Humanity and respect to duly Constituted Authorities;
• Provide the students the basic and fundamental knowledge and skills in the various law disciplines applicable in the proper and efficient attainment of the Criminal Justice System Process and an unwavering attitudes and commitment in the prevention and control of criminality in the community, law enforcement and other related areas in the light of modern crime fighting and technology;
• Develop in the students communication skills vital to their continuous acquisition and use of interactive activities with the community they may be destined to live and serve;
• Promote health, physical fitness and sportsmanship by providing training in the art of self-defense and marksmanship;
• Enhance vision so that in this enforcement task, he would intelligently decide justice, law and order; and
• Integrate development of moral character and personal discipline in learning the courses/subjects in the curriculum.
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UB BS Criminology alumna completes the Fire Basic Recruit Course

FO1 Justine C. Silva, a University of Batangas Bachelor of Science in Criminology alumna and Admin Officer of Kilo Company–Fourth Battalion–NCR, successfully completed the