A government-scholar, who became a chemical, and a career
civilian employee, who rose from the rank, were given retirement honors by the
Philippine Army (PA) during flag retreat ceremonies in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
City Friday.
Honored were Engr. Florentina H. Dulin, a licensed chemical
engineer, and Herminia V. Remo.
Both civilian employees served the PA in various capacities
in more than 30 years, Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said.
"I served the government as form of patriotic payback,
I became an engineer because of a government scholarship program," Dulin
said.
As the daughter of a United States Army veteran, Dulin
finished her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the Adamson University
Upon her graduation, she promised to pursue a government
service as a way of payback to the country.
In August 1978, Dulin was employed as a laboratory
technician at the Research and Development Center (RDC) of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines
For 25 years, she was assigned with the Quality Assurance
Division of RDC wherein she conducted a number of researches on the AFP's
Combat Clothing and Individual Equipment (CCIE).
"It was very interesting to work at the RDC," she
said.
“I learned a lot of things on the relationship of chemicals,
textiles and computers with the unique needs of the military,” Dulin pointed
out.
She also served in the Engineering and Field Testing Branch
of RDC.
Dulin was part of the team that conducted a study and market
analysis on KM-450 and KM-250 vehicles that are now used by the Army field
units.
"I love my job, I am very happy to be with the
Philippine Army and I am going to miss my work for sure,” she added.
Prior to her retirement, Dulin was the Chief Civilian
Supervisor of RDC.
Dulin will officially retire from government service on Oct.
16 on her 65th birthday, the mandatory retirement age for government employees.
“I even sacrificed my personal life for my career in the
Army and for my family,” she revealed.
“Mind you, I got married at the age of 45, and gladly I
married a soldier," Dulin said.
While Remo, of the Army Human Rights Office, will turn 65
this coming Oct. 4.
"It is an honor to serve the Philippine Army for 39
years," she said, adding that “I am grateful to have been given this opportunity."
The latter joined the PA at the age of 26 as an office clerk
in the Ordnance Group of the Army Support Command way back in 1976.
From 1984 to 1998, she served as an administrative assistant
in various offices such as the Army Adjutant Office, the Army Special Service
Unit, the Training and Doctrine Command still based in Fort Bonifacio
Remo was assigned with the Office of the Assistant Chief of
Staff for Training and Education, OG8 from 1999 to 2007.
Among the highlights of her career in the Philippine Army
were her designation as the Civilian Supervisor of the Pension and Gratuity
Assistance Branch (PGAB) of the Army Personnel and Management Center (APMC) and
also at the Office of the Army Chief Public Affairs (OACPA).
Remo considers her present assignment at the Army Human
Rights Office as one of her significant assignments because she was able to
help raise the level of awareness of Army personnel on human rights through the
conduct of training and other advocacy programs.
"My heart is overflowing with gratitude to have been
given this recognition,” Remo said.
“In my 39 years, I have learned to love the Philippine Army,
but I am also excited for more great things to happen upon my retirement,"
she said.
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