Major General Oscar Lopez formally assumed as the 56th superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy in turn-over ceremony coinciding with the PMA 2014 alumni homecoming last week.
Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Eduardo Bautista presided the Change of Command Ceremony at the Borromeo fields.
A member of PMA Dimalupig Class of 1981, Lopez took over the post from Vice Admiral Edgar L Abogado , of PMA Mapitagan Class of 1980, who retires after 34 years of military service.
Lopez served as the chief of the AFP Resource Management Office and the AFP Management and Fiscal Office before his new designation last February 15.
He also served various positions in the Philippine Army including the leadership of the 803rd Infantry Brigade based in Northern Samar, Commander of the 8th Infantry Battalion based in Northern Samar and chief of the Management and Fiscal Office of the AFP.
Lopez assured to continue the roadmap which seeks to make the academy one of the most admired military institutions in the world.
The new PMA superintendent said that by 2028, PMA should be a world-class academy that ‘we should be proud of’. Lopez said proof to the world-class level of instruction and training in the PMA is the continuing enrolment of cadets from
“In fact, we again have foreign cadets that are willing to be trained in the academy," he said.
Meanwhile, Gen. Bautista urged the academy staff and cadets to institutionalize the PMA transformation roadmap aligned with the AFP transformation roadmap. He challenged the new PMA superintendent to continue the legacy of former PMA superintendents by elevating the level of instruction of PMA graduates.
The PMA first embarked on reforming its curriculum in 2005 during the term of retired Lt. Gen. Cristolito Balaoing and his successor, retired Maj. Gen. Leopoldo Maligalig, who designed the PMA Roadmap 2015.
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