FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio
City – An Ilocana from the remote town of Alilem, Ilocos, leads the 258
graduating Philippine Military Academy Mabalasik (Mandirigma ng Bayan at Sarili
Iaalay para sa Kapayapaan) Class 2019.
The roster of
graduating cadets was announced Tuesday by PMA Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Ronnie
Evangelista.
Cadet First
Class Dionne Apolog Umalla,21 will receive the Presidential Saber from
President Duterte during the PMA graduation rites today (May 26). Umalla, who
was the class valedictorian in high school, will also receive the Philippine
Navy Saber and 12 other major awards.
Four other cadets
from the Cordillera are in the list of this year’s top 10 PMA graduates.
They are
Cadets First Class Jahziel Gunapac Tandoc, of La Trinidad, Benguet, who placed
no 3, Daniel Heinz Bugnosen Lucas of Barlig, Mountain Province (No. 4);
Richard Balabag Lonogan of Sagada, Mountain Province (No.6) and Glyn Buansi
Marapao, of Buguias, Benguet (No.8).
Also in the
Top Ten are Jonathan Eslao Mendoz of Cavite City (No.2); Aldren Maambong
Altamero of Kidapawan, North Cotabato (No. 5); Marnel Dinihay Fundales of
Leganes, Iloilo (No.7); Ruth Angelique Ricardo Pasos of Pasig City (No.9) and
Daryl James Jalgalado Ligutan of Sta. Mesa, Manila (No.10).
Umalla is
PMA’s fifth female valedictorian. The others are Arlene dela Cruz in 1999;
Tara Velasco in 2013; Andrelee Mojica in 2007; Rovi Mariel Martinez in 2017.
Evangelista
said 131 of this year’s graduates will join the Philippine Army, while 63 will
go the Philippine Air Force and 64 will join the Philippine Navy.
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