Six among the Top Ten of the graduating class of the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) Madasigon Class of 2023 come from the north and the south. Those who made the Top 10 by rank are the following: 1. Cadet 1CL Warren D. Leonor, 22 years old, hails from Lipa City,…
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Krystlenn Ivany Quemado (PMA photo) FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City - Krystlenn Ivany Quemado, valedictorian of this year's Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class "Bagsik-Diwa" (Bagong Sibol Kinabukasan Didigma Hanggang sa Wakas), did not have it easy even if she is a military officer's daughter. As the daughter of Col. Nicolas Quemado Jr. of PMA Maalab Class of 1993, she always had to prove herself. "Many people think that I grew up in a sheltered, privileged life. People do not see the other side of the coin, where I carry the burden of proving myself. That I can create my own identity through my own effort and determination," she said in her valedictory address here on Sunday. She recalled being exposed to the realities of life at a young age whenever she visited the Mindanao camps where her father was assigned. "It was there that I saw the adversities of life. The modest life of the nearby communities and the plight of the lowly soldiers who give up th