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Du30: PMA grads ‘future leaders’

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May 15, 2022, 10:50 pm
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President Rodrigo Duterte called the new graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) as among the future leaders who will protect the people’s rights in responding to the challenges faced by the country.

Addressing the 214 – 165 males and 49 females – makes and graduates of PMA “Bagsik Diwa” Class of 2022 for the last time Sunday before his six-year term ends on June 30, Duterte said they would be among those who would fight the country’s problems including corruption, crimes, and illegal drugs.

PMA TOPNOTCHER. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presents the Presidential Saber award to Class Valedictorian Cadet 1CL Krystlenn Ivany G. Quemado during the Philippine Military Academy commencement exercises at the Fajardo Grandstand, Borromeo Field in Fort Gen. Gregorio H. del Pilar, Baguio City on May 15. Presidential Photo

“My administration was constrained to adopt extreme legal measures to fight society’s ills at the start of my term. Sad to admit, after six years, these ills hound us still though to some lesser degree of intensity,” Duterte said during his speech at the PMA commencement exercises at Fort General Gregorio del Pilar in Baguio City.

“Corruption, red tape, and illegal drugs, and crime and criminalities are the wrongs that we need to correct,” he said.

“I guess it is in the hands of the next generation of Filipino leaders and movers where our salvation rests. You, the Bagsik Diwa Class of 2022 belong to that generation,” the President added.

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Krystlenn Ivany Quemado, valedictorian of this year’s PMA graduates did not have it easy even if she is a military officer’s daughter.

As the daughter of Col. Nicolas Quemado Jr. of PMA Maalab Class of 1993, she always had to prove herself.

“Many people think that I grew up in a sheltered, privileged life. People do not see the other side of the coin, where I carry the burden of proving myself. That I can create my own identity through my own effort and determination,” she said in her valedictory address.

She recalled being exposed to the realities of life at a young age whenever she visited the Mindanao camps where her father was assigned.

“It was there that I saw the adversities of life. The modest life of the nearby communities and the plight of the lowly soldiers who give up the comforts of life,” said the 22-year-old from Koronadal City, South Cotabato.

She used those realizations to fulfill her dreams that one day, “I, too, could bring honor to my father as the first child of a cavalier to graduate number one, not standing behind his shadow but following his life to a path of noble service”.

She called on her “mistahs” (classmates) to never tire of working, even in small ways, for the betterment of the country.

Quemado also reminded the youth that they “have bigger roles to play”.

“May you find the core foundation of your purpose in life. If you have a calling, hold on to it, dream high, fight for it, and be determined and strong to overcome the challenges. Your dreams and aspiration for our country are as important as ours,” she said.

She is the seventh female cadet to top the PMA since it began accepting females in 1993. She will join the Philippine Navy.

She’s a recipient of the Presidential Saber, Philippine Navy Saber, Jusmag Saber, Australian Defense Best Overall Performance Award, Spanish Armed Forces Award, Agfo Award, Academic Group Award, Humanities Plaque, Management Plaque, Social Sciences Plaque, and Navy Professional Courses Plaque.

Col. Quemado, who hails from Antique and is currently with the Northern Luzon command, said his daughter was a valedictorian since her grade school days.

The family knew she was capable academically but she had to prepare for the physical training.

He said his daughter, the third among four siblings, accomplished the PMA requirements while preparing for other entrance examinations for college.

“Treat your friends well, classmates, and always follow the cadet regulation and honor system which is the foundation of an AFP officer and molds us as good citizens and model officers,” Col. Quemado advised her.

Dr. Loveleih Quemado, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of the Notre Dame of Marbel University in Koronadal, said that since her husband was always away on assignments, she was both mother and father to their four children.

She inculcated in them religious and social values, and the importance of education.

“They were taught to be responsible for their actions,” the PMA valedictorian’s mother said in an interview.

Those values made her confident that her daughter would hurdle the PMA.

“I did not worry because she has values. Bata pa siya, proper na siya Even as a child, she was well behaved,” she said.

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