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Several Philippine Military Academy classes have achieved notability, either due to highly decorated class members, significant changes in the PMA curriculum, or due to a high proportion of officers elevated to the highest ranks of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the Philippine National Police. [31] [32] These include:
Brawner graduate from the Philippine Military Academy in 1957 at the top of his class. [2] [3] He is also known for going to Marawi during the peak of rebellion of the Muslims in Mindanao in the 1970s to initiate good ties with the Muslims. [4] He retired from the military service in 1988. [4] Brawner died on November 16, 2022, at the age of 88.
Rowen S. Tolentino is a retired Filipino military general who previously served as the Superintendent, Philippine Military Academy.Tolentino is a graduate of the PMA Makatao Class of 1989 also served as commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, the 703rd Infantry Brigade, the 2nd Mechanized Battalion, and the 4th Mechanized Battalion.
Isidro S. Lapeña (born January 2, 1951) is a Filipino retired police officer and former government official former served as director general of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and commissioner of Bureau of Customs.
Philippine Constabulary Academy Col. Orville M. Johnson 29 Dec 1932 – 21 December 1935 21 December 1935 – 18 May 1936 start as Philippine Military Academy Maj. Telesforo C. Martinez: 1936 Capt. Calixto Duque: 1936 Lt. Col. Pastor Martelino 1 Jun 1936 – 31 May 1940 Maj. Alejandro Garcia 1 Jun 1940 – 31 Aug 1940 Col. Rafael Garcia
Vic Batac entered the Philippine Military Academy as plebe on April 1, 1967 in Class of '71 (Matatag) - which is a graduating class known for prominent politicians such as Senators Gregorio Honasan and Panfilo Lacson, and distinguished career military and police officers such as Narciso Abaya, Romeo Dominguez, Reynaldo Alcasid, Neon Ebuen, Rex Piad, and Virtus Gil to name a few.
The NPA was finally able to regain weaponry on December 29, 1970, when Philippine Military Academy instructor Lt. Victor Corpus defected to the CPP-NPA and led a raid on the PMA armory, timing the raid when most cadets were out on Christmas vacation and the PMA's senior officers including its Superintendent, General Ugalde had left the camp to ...
He was a member of the Philippine Military Academy class of 1971, and has a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of the Philippines. [ 2 ] In 1972, as a young lieutenant, he was the platoon leader of the raiding team that captured MV Karagatan which prevented the New People's Army from getting hold of 1,500 M-14 rifles ...