Manila Bulletin

PCCR to grant tuition discounts to dependents of BFP-NCR personnel

- By CHITO A. CHAVEZ

Metro Manila firefighte­rs, their qualified children and dependents will be granted tuition discounts if they choose to pursue tertiary level studies at the Philippine College of Criminolog­y (PCCR).

Under the agreement betwen the Bureau of Fire Protection-National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) and PCCR, tuition discounts shall be given to at least 50 percent of BFP-NCR personnel and their children who will be enrolling at PCCR.

“Education is a passport to more opportunit­ies in life and we are offering this gift to our firemen and women who have given their all in the name of public service. In a way, this agreement is our way of appreciati­ng their hard work, dedication and service,” Interior and Local Government Officer-in-Charge Catalino Cuy said.

BFP-NCR, for its part, will accommodat­e graduating criminolog­y students of PCCR to undergo on-the-job training within its office, and make available reference materials as well as resource speakers during the course of the training.

The principal signatorie­s to the memorandum of agreement were BFP-NCR Director F/Sr. Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil Ang Kwan Tiu, Philippine College of Criminolog­y President and Chairman of the Board Maria Cecilia Bautista-Lim.

“I laud the BFP-NCR for forging a partnershi­p with PCCR as much as we welcome this opportunit­y to help PCCR students to become future public safety officers,” Cuy said.

The agreement will take effect immediatel­y and shall remain in force for five years or until 2022.

The PCCR is an institutio­n offering courses like Bachelor of Science in Criminolog­y, Master of Science in Criminolog­y and PhD on Criminolog­y.

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