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PMA’s first female cadet commandant to uphold academy standards
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Thirty-three years after entering the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) as one of its pioneering female cadets, Army Col. Leah Lorenzo-Santiago returned on Saturday as the academy’s first woman commandant of cadets, with a promotion to brigadier general expected soon. Santiago, a summa cum la
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