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The Philippine Military Academy (Filipino: Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas / Spanish: Academia Militar de Filipinas) also referred to by its acronym PMA is the premier military academy for Filipinos aspiring for a commission as a military officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). [2] It was established on December 21, 1936, by the ...
Nissa C. Espiritu. Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (Filipino: Akademiya sa Bapor Pangkalakalan ng Pilipinas; [2] PMMA) is a maritime higher education institution operated by the Philippine government in San Narciso, Zambales. Students are called midshipmen but are often also referred to as cadets.
The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) (Filipino: Dalubhasaan ng Tanggulang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) is an educational, training, and research agency of the Philippine government located inside Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. It is responsible for providing continued and intensive studies of the diverse problems ...
Rodrigo F. Maclang, 1976 - AFP Deputy Chief of Staff. Alexander B. Yano, 1976, PA - 38th AFP Chief of Staff; [25] 49th CG Philippine Army (2007-2008) Leopoldo L. Maligalig, 1976, PA - Superintendent, Philippine Military Academy; First Philippine Holdings, Lopez Group.
Graduating cadets of Philippine Military Academy at a homecoming The National Defense College of the Philippines is a graduate-level military college established in 1963. The Philippines patterned all its service academies after the United States Military Academy (West Point) and the United States Merchant Marine Academy (King's Point).
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with the ...
Originally reserved for the Philippine Military Academy as per the 1941 Frost Plan, [2] the location was part of a larger National Government Center, which was intended to house the three branches of the Philippine government–legislative, executive, and judicial.
When war broke out in the Philippines, the staff and cadets of the Philippine Military Academy came down from Baguio to Manila.On December 19, 1941 on the grounds of the University of Santo Tomas the cadets of Class 1942 and 1943 graduated earlier and received their commissions, under their Superintendent Col. Fidel V. Segundo (USMA 1917) forming the 1st Regular Division.