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Ronald Cardema | |
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 Cardema in 2023 | |
| Chairman of the National Youth Commission of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office January 17, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Ryan Enriquez |
| In office August 23,2018 –May 2020 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Ice Seguerra |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Enriquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Gian Carlo Lapitan Cardema [1] April 12,1985 Calamba,Laguna,Philippines |
| Spouse | Ducielle Marie Suarez |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Occupation | Government official |
Ronald Gian Carlo Lapitan Cardema (born April 12,1985) is a Filipino government official who serves as the chairman of the National Youth Commission (NYC) of the Philippines.
Contents
- Career
- First National Youth Commission stint
- 2019 Duterte Youth seat bid
- Second National Youth Commission stint
- Political positions
- General stance against Communists and other leftists
- Mandatory military service
- Personal life
- References
As a military youth leader,Assistant Secretary Ronald Cardema served as the high school corps commander of Maquiling School in Los Baños,Laguna,as ROTC class president in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) ROTC unit,and as the UP Centennial ROTC corps commander in the University of the Philippines Diliman during the 100th year of the state university.
He also served as high school class president,was a member of the University Student Council (USC) Volunteer Corps,and was the champion in the YMCA National Quiz Bee Competition in Baguio City,where he won out of 76 contestants from all over the Philippines,and served as supreme commander (president) of the UP Vanguard Fraternity,the more than 100-year old military cadet fraternity of the University of the Philippines.
He served as a political affairs officer in the Philippine House of Representatives and also as a political consultant to 17 Members of the Philippine Congress. He was also appointed consultant in the National Security Council and in the Office of the President (OP). He is the national chairman of the Duterte Youth Movement and is also the secretary-general for Luzon of the Tapang &Malasakit Alliance (Alliance of all Duterte Groups &Supporters under Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte).
He is a military reservist under the National Capital Region-Regional Community Defense Group (NCR-RCDG),Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM),Philippine Army. He was awarded a plaque of recognition by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 2016 for helping the military organization lobby for the return of the Mandatory ROTC Program and for recruiting many Members of the Philippine Congress to the AFP Reserve Force.
He strongly supports the call of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the return of the mandatory ROTC program or military conscription for the millions of Filipino youth to boost the strength of the AFP Reserve Force and in preparation for the many typhoons,earthquakes,and other national emergencies in this disaster-prone country.
