PMAAAI recognizes 12 cavaliers in 118th homecoming

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 18): PMAAAI recognizes 12 cavaliers in 118th homecoming

Twelve Philippine Military Academy (PMA) alumni were recognized in the 118th PMA Alumni Homecoming on Saturday for their outstanding performances.

The Cavalier Awardees are Cavalier (cav) Jose Lapus, Class ’65 for Alumni Affairs; Cav Vicente C. Pangantihon, Class ’68 for Special Field; Cav Mario A. Avenido, Class ’81 for Private Enterprise; Cav Galileo Gerard R. Kintanar, Class ’85 for Command and Administration;
Cav Guillermo A. Molina, Jr II, Class ’86 for Staff Functions; Cav Roberto B. Fajardo, Class ’87 for Police Operations; Cav Siegfred B. Mison, Class ’87 for Public Administration; Cav Ernesto O. Baldovino, Class ’91 for Naval Operations;
Cav Fermin M. Caranga, Class ’92 for Air Operations; Cav Felix Ronnie B. Babac, Class ’93 for Army Operations; Cav Joseph M. Coyme, Class ’94 for Coast Guard Operations; and Cav Reynir S. Nirza, Class ’02 for Special Operations.

Teresita Pangantihon, wife of Special Field Cavalier Awardee Vicente Pangantihon, received the plaque on his behalf.

Pangantihon passed away on June 24, 2016 at the age of 73 and left behind his advocacy that only thru education and literacy can ignorance and poverty be eradicated.

Pangantihon has devoted his literacy talents to the upliftment of the impoverished sectors of society throughout his life, especially among the indigenous tribes.

It was his personal belief that insurgency is a result of dysfunctions in society, and cannot be solved with guns and bullets.

He was the author and publisher of many articles on historical heritage and cultures of indigenous and cultural minorities, and had published three books namely: Kinaray-a English Dictionary and Thinking Aloud in 2014 and Karay-a Rice Tradition Revisited in 2009.

Pangantihon also had helped defray educational expenses of indigent students using his personal funds and as a lawyer, had extended free legal assistance to the poor in the barrios.

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