Friday, May 2, 2014

59 new 2nd lieutenants join PA

From the Philippine News Agency (May 2): 59 new 2nd lieutenants join PA

Fifty-nine newly-commissioned second lieutenants from the Officer Candidate Course (OCS) Class 42-2014 officially joined the Philippine Army after their graduation Friday.

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin was the guest of honor and speaker at the graduation ceremonies that took place at Ricarte Hall, Philippine Army Officers Club House, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

Gazmin was joined by Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista and Army commander Lt. Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri.

The graduating class was composed of 51 male and eight female officers. Topping the class is 2nd Lt. Howell Jason Kirby A. Buhion from Cagayan de Oro City.

After one year of laborious training and discipline, the 59 young and dynamic individuals from Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao who took their oaths as Candidate Officers in April 2013, now manifest stability under pressure and are fully equipped with the right training, knowledge and skills to become officers of the Philippine Army.

The new second lieutenants will be assigned to the different units of the PA.

In his speech, Gazmin congratulated the young and active lieutenants who shall form part of the dynamic Officer Corps of the PA.

"Today, they had made initial achievement as they join the Armed Forces of the Philippines in serving the people," he added.

Gazmin also commended Brig. Gen. Ivan Samarita, chief of the Training and Doctrine Command, for "maintaining the high academic standard of the premier academic institution of the Philippine Army."

He likewise exhorted the new officers to fulfill their constitutional duties and the social contract with the Filipino people.

Gazmin said they should be faithful to the Constitution and subordinate to the civilian authority.

Meanwhile, in its effort to further equip the Army organization with a pool of able officers and enlisted personnel, the PA continues to develop programs that would strengthen the personnel capability of the organization in furtherance of the Army Transformation Roadmap.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=639907

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