PBBM, nagpaabot ng pagbati sa mga bagong opisyal ng AFP mula sa PMA Bagong Sinag Class of 2024
PBBM, nagpaabot ng pagbati sa mga bagong opisyal ng AFP mula sa PMA Bagong Sinag Class of 2024
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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. believes that the defense of the country will be strengthened by the new members of the PMA Bagong Sinagklasad 2024.
00:10 According to the President, it is now their duty to protect our territories.
00:16 Dante Guito in Detaile.
00:18 To keep our people safe in their homes, our territory secure,
00:26 our defenses against threats strong, and our democracy stable.
00:31 That is the message of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:35 to the 278 cadets who are part of the PMA Bagong Sinag or Bagong Generasyong Gagampananang Tama,
00:42 "Servisyo, Integridad, and Nacionalismo" is our guide for the Class of 2024
00:47 that ended at Fort Gregorio H. Del Pilar in Baguio City.
00:51 He conveyed his warm greetings to the new officers who will be an additional force of the Philippine Armed Forces.
00:59 224 of them are men and 54 are women.
01:05 143 will be joined by the Philippine Army, 62 by the Philippine Air Force, and 73 by the Philippine Navy.
01:12 President Marcos Jr. is open to help the new lieutenants
01:18 to strengthen the armed forces and a stronger republic.
01:23 This government has a continued assurance in improving the welfare and morale of our uniformed officials and personnel,
01:32 and of course, to include your respective families.
01:36 Together, we will march towards a peaceful and prosperous new Philippines.
01:46 At the same time, the President also ordered to revisit the curriculum of the academy
01:51 to have a clearer and stronger preparation against various violations and bad plans
01:59 in the integrity and orderliness of the Philippines.
02:02 So I direct the DND and the AFP leadership to review the PMA curriculum
02:07 to ensure that our cadets will be equipped with the 21st century skills necessary
02:13 to counter conventional and asymmetric threats.
02:17 In the digital battlefield, a clear vision for truth, integrity, and patriotism
02:22 are necessary tools to combat attempts at disinformation and infiltration.
02:28 Meanwhile, Vice President Sara Duterte, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.,
02:35 and Chief of Staff Romeo Browner Jr. also joined the ranks.
02:37 The new Sinag Class of 2024, Cadet First Class and Second Lieutenant,
02:43 Geneth Elumba, who was awarded with the academic distinction of Mana, Tubong, Surigao City, was awarded a strong applause.
02:50 Second Lieutenant Elumba was also awarded with seven medals,
02:54 including the Presidential Saber and Philippine Army Saber.
02:58 Elumba is the son of a farmer who sometimes dreamed of joining the Philippine Constabulary.
03:05 His father was not only emotional when his son did not fulfill his dream,
03:12 but he was also the seventh woman to finish as a rank one in the history of the PMA.
03:19 My brother was a Philippine Marines back then, and my father was a soldier in World War II.
03:28 I wanted to be a soldier because I saw that it is good to wear uniform.
03:35 But I was not allowed to become a soldier.
03:41 But our country was able to recover.
03:45 Meanwhile, the table was turned when the Sinagorean Class Goat,
03:50 or the so-called most noble in the class, Second Lieutenant Yakovitch Lasang,
03:56 who was awarded with the title of Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya.
03:59 Despite the great challenges and trials inside the academy,
04:03 he was still able to finish and overcome the challenges.
04:08 The new official commissions had a month to rest before joining the branch of service they were chosen.
04:16 Don't forget to watch Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.