220 young men and women take PMA entrance test in Tacurong City

From InterAksyon (Jun 27): 220 young men and women take PMA entrance test in Tacurong City

Two hundred and twenty aspiring cadets took the entrance examination of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) hosted by the local government unit of Tacurong City on Sunday.

While the examination was set at 1 p.m., the applicants trooped to the city as early as seven o’clock in the morning for the registration, checking of requirements, and height measurement, among others.

Army Major Raul Verceles, head of the team of examiners from PMA, said he did not expect a huge number of applicants would show up.

Tacurong City Councilor Rodrigo Jamorabon, who helped PMA in the dissemination of information about the entrance exam, said some applicants came from as far as the towns of President Roxas in Cotabato Province.

Most of the examinees were from the province of Sultan Kudarat.

The miitary's 601st Infantry Brigade based in Kalandagan, Tacurong City also helped in the recruitment process. Verceles and other military personnel visited various colleges in the province to encourage young men and women to take the entrance examination.

Jamorabon was expecting high passing rate among the examinees. Sadly, he said, last year's examination in Tacurong City yielded low passing rate. This is the third year that LGU Tacurong has hosted the PMA entrance exam.

The team of examiners who arrived from Baguio included Major Verceles, T/Sgt. Alberto Fagcayang, Sgt. Dennis Liagao, and Cpl. Joan Ortiz.

Qualified to take the PMA entrance exam are those who are: natural born Filipino citizens, physically fit and of good moral character, single and have never been married, not charged with administrative or criminal case, at least high school graduate, standing not less than five feet, and at least 17 years old but not a day older than 22 years old on April 1, 2014.

Successful applicants who passed the entrance and medical examinations will have the privilege of serving the country, free college education, monthly salary and allowances, guaranteed job after graduation, and a progressive career as an officer in the Philippine Army, Navy, or Air Force.

Similar entrance examinations were also held in other areas in Mindanao like the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan, Gen. Santos, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Koronadal.

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