PMA cadets salute Capitol’s orderliness
LINGAYEN– The provincial government got snappy salutes from cadets comprising the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Salaknib Class of 2017 who expressed admiration for province’s orderliness, particularly, of the Capitol compound.
“Pangasinan has a very beautiful scenery and the people are very hospitable,” said Cadet third class Mc Columbus Cataylo, president of the second year class during their tour of the Capitol last Monday, November 24.
Cataylo, a native of Negros Oriental, said his class came to learn something about the history and development of Pangasinan and other provinces.
Meanwhile, Cadet Sheila Marie De Guzman, a Pangasinan native, was unabashedly proud of her province before her class.
Governor Espino, Jr. welcomes the cadets of Philippine Military Academy Salaknib Class of 2017 to the Capitol complex.
“My classmates themselves say that Pangasinan is really a good place to visit,” she remarked.
De Guzman, the daughter of Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Council head, Ret. Col. Fernando De Guzman, passed an entrance exam to a military school in Australia but chose to stay at the PMA.
“It’s better to graduate in the Academy (PMA) than in other countries,” she said.
Pangasinan was the class’s first stop in their Northern Luzon educational tour. The group proceeded to Tarlac, Pampanga and Bataan.
During the welcome party, Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr., a PMA alumnus himself, encouraged the cadets to do their best at the PMA, which he dubbed the best academic institution for leadership development.
He said the basic values the PMA is teaching, i.e., cleanliness, orderliness, honesty, and discipline, are the most important things to have for a good life and to in leadership positions.
Provincial administrator Rafael Baraan said the province is a direct beneficiary of the “brand of leadership” of the PMA through the local leaders who are cavaliers, such as the provincial chief executive.
PMA Salaknib Class has the highest number of female cadets, with 68 out of the 195 total members.
‘Salaknib’ is an Ilokano word meaning to shield or protect. – (Johanne Macob/PNA/PIO)
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