PMA Sinagtala Class of 1986

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Portrait of Sinagtala Class of 1986 achievers

The Sinagtala Class of 1986(English: light from above, [1] lit. Starlight [2] ) was the first to graduate from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) [3] [4] [5] after the 1986 People Power revolution, [6] and the first batch of new military officers to serve the administration of the late President Corazon Aquino. [7] [8] [9]

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About the class

In 1982, 357 cadets entered the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio; only 128 [a] managed to graduate in 1986. [10] The class valedictorian (ranking first in the class) was Gilbert Gapay, the class baron (immediate assistant of the commandant) and ranking second was Rozzano Briguez, and the class goat (lowest ranking in the class) was Arthur Biyo. [10] [11]

During their time in the academy, the country was undergoing massive political change. For most of their training, the commander-in-chief was the authoritarian President Ferdinand Marcos. However, in February 1986, the People Power Revolution overthrew Marcos and installed Corazon Aquino as the new President and commander-in-chief. The Sinagtala class became the first PMA class to graduate after the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. [1] [10]

As of February 2016, 21 alumni of the class have died while 41 have become generals: 26 in the Armed Forces of the Philippines and 15 in the Philippine National Police. [1]

Notable members

RankNameCareerRef.
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General		 Gilbert Gapay Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (August 3, 2020–February 4, 2021)
Chief of the Army (2019 – August 3, 2020)
Class valedictorian		 [12]
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Lieutenant General		 Rozzano Briguez Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force (2018–2020)
Class Baron and salutatorian		 [13]
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Vice Admiral		 Allan Ferdinand V. Cusi Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy (2019–2020)
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Police Director General		 Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa Senator of the Philippines (2019–present)
Director-General of the Bureau of Corrections (2018)
Chief of the Philippine National Police (2016–2018)
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Police General		 Oscar Albayalde Chief of the Philippine National Police (2018–2019)
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Police General		 Archie Gamboa Chief of the Philippine National Police (2019–2020)
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Police General		 Camilo Cascolan Chief of the Philippine National Police (2020)
Undersecretary of the Department of Health
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General		 Felimon Santos Jr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (2020)
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Lieutenant General		 Ronnie Evangelista Municipal Mayor, Rodriguez, Rizal (June 30, 2022–present)
Commander Civil Relation Service
Commander Special Operations Command (SoCom)
Superintendent Philippine Military Academy (2018–2019)
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Lieutenant General		 Macairog Alberto Philippine Ambassador to the Israel (2020–present)
Commanding General of the Philippine Army (2018–2019)
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Vice Admiral		 Robert Empedrad Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (March 2, 2020–present)
Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy (2017–2020)

See also

Notes

    1. ↑ Including cadets from other classes, a total of 174 graduated in 1986. [1] [10]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Dullana, Raymon (February 20, 2016). "PMA Sinagtala Class '86: Lessons after EDSA". Rappler. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
    2. ↑ "Maiden Issue" (PDF). Sinagtala. Vol. 1, no. 1. Los Angeles, U.S.: Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles. March 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (e-mail newsletter) on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020. 'SINAGTALA' is a Filipino word for starlight
    3. ↑ "Mula 'never heard' to ruling class ang PMA Class '86 sa PNP!". www.philstar.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
    4. ↑ "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". politics.com.ph. Retrieved July 29, 2020.[ dead link ]
    5. ↑ "PMA" Sinagtala" class of 1986". Eagle News. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
    6. ↑ Agency, Joey Razon-Philippine News (February 19, 2017). "PNP Chief leads "Sinagtala" Class of 1986 parade". Northbound Philippines News Online. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
    7. ↑ "Philippine Military Academy Class 1986 member Gen. Roel Obusan retires | Journal Online". journal.com.ph. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
    8. ↑ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (October 15, 2018). "After 'mistah' named Army chief, Albayalde says Sinagtala Class '86 is PMA's best". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
    9. ↑ "PNP Chief leads "Sinagtala" Class of 1986 parade". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
    10. 1 2 3 4 Farolan, Ramon J. (September 21, 2020). "Amazing journey of PMA Class of 1986". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
    11. ↑ Cimatu, Frank (March 16, 2018). "7 things you need to know about PMA valedictorians, barons". Rappler. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
    12. ↑ "Army commander Gapay is next AFP chief". CNN Philippines. July 29, 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
    13. ↑ Nepomuceno, Priam (December 6, 2018). "Briguez named new Air Force chief". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
    14. ↑ "NDCP President – NDCPAAI".
    15. ↑ PA, OACPA. "PA Welcomes Newly-Promoted Army Generals". www.army.mil.ph. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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