CES THRUST
Education- A good education helps empower people, thus making them self-sufficient and independent ultimately. It makes them better aware of their given situation and their surroundings as well as the rules and regulations of the society they are living in. With education, people can bring about development because they are able to critically analyze where improvement is necessary for the greater good. Education helps them understand themselves better; it helps them realize their potentials and qualities as human beings. It helps them tap their latent talents, so that they may be able to make use of them to benefit themselves and others.
Livelihood - JBLFMU believes that providing sustainable livelihood projects to its partner communities could be one of the effective means of addressing poverty in the grassroots level. The university desires to see a brighter future for its partner communities.
Values Formation – is the integration of all thrusts of JBLFMU Community Extension services. This thrust aims to mobilize the community members for nation building through the practical exercise of human values in their daily lives as citizens and to make use of the power of these values in achieving the individual and community goals.
Environment – The environment is gaining a much-deserved attention; however, the problem on the environment is not really taken seriously and much of what is heard about it remains unimplemented, or, at best, only for initial display. If no necessary action to conserve and protect our environment, both on the collective and personal levels, we will be inviting large-scale destruction. At John B. Lacson we accept two important realities: first, that it is imperative and urgent to address issues on the environment; second, that there is a need to educate our students, ourselves, our partner communities and others on the importance of this advocacy, and corollary to that, the need for the serious understanding of the so- called environmental ethics.
Safety and Security – In the spirit of community responsibility, the university is committed to explore possibilities of providing professional safety and security using the tools available in the partner communities and the resources of the university to include education, information sharing, and training programs.