University of Caloocan City holds pinning ceremony for 200 future teachers
By Hannah Nicol
The University of Caloocan City (UCC) College of Education conducted the pinning ceremony for almost 200 future teachers on Wednesday, Sept 27.
It was organized to officially commence the first 200 hours of internship of the students, which will take place at various city schools.

The event was held at Bulwagang Katipunan in Caloocan City Hall.
According to the Public Information Office (PIO), there were two distinct ceremonies conducted for students from the two UCC campuses.
The morning ceremony was exclusively for the South campus students, while the afternoon session was dedicated to the North campus students.

Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan expressed his pride and admiration for the students and conveyed his hope that they would persevere and diligently work towards becoming fully qualified teachers in the city in the future.
“Congratulations po sa lahat ng ating mga future teachers! Bunga ito ng inyong pagsisikap sa pag-aaral nitong mga nakaraang taon, kaya sana ay ipagpatuloy niyong paghusayan ang inyong mga ginagawa nang sa gayon ay kayo ang maging guro ng mga kapwa niyo Batang Kankaloo balang araw (Congratulations to all our future teachers! This is the result of your hard work in your studies over the past years, so I hope you will continue to excel in what you do so that you can become the teachers of our fellow Batang Kankaloo in the future),” Mayor Along said.
He also recognized the significant advantages that the city gains from enhancing the quality of local education as he assured his commitment to reinforce the support that his administration has extended to the city university and other public schools.