BackThe Office of the Ombudsman recognized integrity champions of the youth during its Campus Integrity Crusaders (CIC) Awards Ceremony on 30 August 2024. Spearheaded by Deputy Ombudsman Jose Balmeo, Jr., Assistant Ombudsman Janina Hidalgo and Director Rhodora Fenix-Galicia, the Office awarded seven outstanding school organizations for the successful implementation of its enrolled activities promoting integrity, social responsibility and gender and development.
For school year 2023-2024, the following schools were feted as outstanding CICs:
- Campus Integrity Vanguard, Pinagbuhatan High School (Deped-Pasig)
- Caybiga Sulong Integridad, Caybiga High School (Deped-Caloocan)
- Coalesce Movement For Righteousness, Las Piñas National High School (Deped-Las Piñas)
- Juan Sumulong High School Guardians of Virtue, Juan Sumulong High School (Deped-Quezon City)
- Kasilag Integrity Crusaders, Lucrecia R. Kasilag Senior High School (Deped- Quezon City)
- New Villager Integrity Crusaders, Bagong Barrio National High School (Deped-Caloocan)
- Tondonian’s Campus Integrity Crusaders, Tondo High School (Deped-Manila)
The student leaders were accompanied by their respective advisers, principals and other school officials, with Deped Regional Director Jocelyn DR Andaya delivering the inspirational message during the awards ceremony.
Campus Integrity Crusaders are non-partisan school-based youth organizations recognized by a secondary or tertiary educational institution and duly accredited by the Office of the Ombudsman. The strategy of accrediting Campus Integrity Crusaders aims to empower the youth in their involvement in corruption prevention initiatives by developing their leadership skills and instilling values of integrity and social responsibility.
Source: The Office of the Ombudsman, Philippines
