00:00Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Romeo S. Browner, Jr.,
00:05the Chief of the Philippine National Police, Police General Jose Melencio Nartates,
00:14the Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy, Vice-Admiral Cesar Bernard Valencia,
00:22my fellow Cavaliers and alumni of our most revered institution, the Philippine Military Academy,
00:29members of the host classes for this year, the Cadet Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines,
00:37and all the cadet girls present, especially my beautiful wife Alice, who is also here,
00:49and pardon my arrogance, the best and snappiest class, at least for today.
01:02It is an honor to stand behind this podium once more with great pride in this memory-filled Borromeo field
01:10as a Cavalier among Cavaliers, as I did when I was also your guest of honor and speaker exactly 12
01:19years ago.
01:20I can still remember when I applied for admission into the academy in mid-1966.
01:27On that day of the 5,457 young hopefuls seeking entry into the PMA,
01:35after the written examination followed by the two-week rigorous medical, neuropsychiatric, and physical tests,
01:46only 148 survived to enter the gates of Fort Del Pilar for the first time on April 1, 1967.
01:55On to this same field where we are now, shocked, confused, and very puzzled,
02:06while we kept asking ourselves probably the same question,
02:10where is the much-talked-about glory and glamour in this Dogon place?
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