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  Remembering a Remarkable Educator, Leader, and Public Servant General Mercedes Foronda

  2026-07-16

  It is with profound sadness that the Federation of Authors in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Inc. (FACCI) mourns the passing of JCSUPT. Mercedes "Chedeng" Aguinea Foronda (Ret.)--one of FACCI's pioneering members, a distinguished educator, an unwavering advocate for justice, and a dedicated public servant.

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  CHED commissioner to criminology educators: “Carry on”

  2026-06-15

  By Mindanao Daily News May 17, 2026

  A high ranking official of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was the guest speaker during the two-day seminar-workshop among criminology educators in the country at Deluxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.

  Engr. Desiderio Apag III – who is one of the five incumbent commissioners of CHED – delivered a moving inspirational speech at the event entitled Designing Criminological and Criminal Justice Research for Local and International Publication and Paper Presentation and struck the attendees in awe.

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  Crimininologist bat for more divergence, institutionalisation of academic research

  2026-06-15

  By Mindanao Daily News May 16, 2026

  THE Professional Criminologists Association of the Philippines (PCAP), the Council of Deans Criminology Education 10 headed by president Gerry Cano and the Federation of Authors in Criminology and Criminal Justice have banded together to bat for the institutionalization of books and academic researches of Filipino criminologists and students alike into citing and indexing them.

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  Group warns researchers of predatory publications

  2026-06-15

  The Monitor Mindanao Post  May 19, 2026 By: Uriel Quilinguing   CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Federation of Authors in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Inc. (FACCI) has cautioned postgraduate students against engaging the services of persons who offer outright publication for a fee of thesis or dissertation findings and other academic research results.   Publication of academic work has been a prerequisite for the conferment of master and doctoral degrees by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) so that evidence-based conclusions could enrich the compendium of knowledge, bridging the gap between the theoretical and the real world. Read More Read more about Group warns researchers of predatory publications
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  Designing Criminological & Criminal Justice Research for Local and International Publication and Paper Presentation

  2026-06-15

  Designing Criminological & Criminal Justice Research for Local and International Publication and Paper Presentation
  May 15–17, 2026
  De Luxe Hotel, Capt. Vicente Roa St., Cagayan de Oro City

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