PRESS RELEASE_____________________________________ 18 August 2010

PMA Cadets will join Kadayawan

Camp Apolinario, Panacan, Davao City - Cadets of the premiere military

institution in the country will arrive on Saturday morning, August 21, to participate in
this year’s celebration of the Kadayawan Festival. These cadets will come all the
way from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) stationed at Fort Gregorio del Pilar,
Baguio City.

Around 90 graduating PMA cadets will be in the City to perform a silent drill
exhibition on Sunday afternoon at the Agro-Industrial Foundation College. A band
exhibition will be presented by the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division Marching Band prior
to the silent drill performance.

The PMA cadets will also attend social activities hosted by the different AFP
units in Davao City and PMA Alumni Association, Inc – Eagle Fraternal Chapter.
They will also perform their duties as “Ambassadors of Goodwill” to promote PMA
and encourage the young, intelligent and strong Dabaweños to join the noble
profession of arms by studying at the Academy as cadets.

A PMA cadet is a full government scholar. He will stay in PMA to study a 4-

year Bachelor of Science degree for free while receiving pay and allowances
provided by the government. Upon graduation, PMA cadets join the regular officer
corps of the AFP as Second Lieutenants of the Philippine Army and Philippine Air
Force or Ensign in the Philippine Navy.

An entrance examination for PMA cadetship will be held a week after the
Kadayawan Festival. Another group of PMA officers and cadets will arrive to
administer the entrance examination on Sunday, August 29, which will be held at the
University of Mindanao, Matina Campus. Any interested individual who possesses
the following basic requirements can apply to take the examination:

1. Natural born Filipino citizen

2. Person of good moral character

3. Single and never been married

4. Minimum height; Male – 5’4”, Female – 5’2”

5. 17 to 21 years old (Born on or after April 1, 1989 or on or before April

1, 1994)

6. At least a high school graduate with the general average of 85% or

higher. For 4th year high school students, 3rd year general average of 85% or higher

7. Physically fit for Cadet training

 Application forms are available at the different major AFP units in the area or
it can be downloaded from the PMA website www.pma.ph. Interested applicants can
also apply on-line through the same website.

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Released by:

Lt. Col. Medel M. Aguilar PA

VP for the Phil Army, PMAAAI-EFC
Contact # 09177012377