Cordilleran from Tabuk is PMMA's class valedictorian

Photo Courtesy || 1CL Jovy Sallosar Bernardo

Cordillera - The  Philippine Merchant Marine Academy's (PMMA) "Sinaglakan" Class 2021 has held its graduation ceremony today (July 28, 2021) via Facebook live.

The class valedictorian is a proud Cordilleran from Tabuk City, Kalinga, 1CL Jovy Sallosar Bernardo. 

Bernardo is also an Academic Excellence Awardee, Presidential Saber Awardee, FOIC Awardee and Discipline Awardee.

Bernardo is among the 167 graduates of the PMMA "Sinaglakan" Class 2021. 

PMMA is a premier state-run maritime institution which provides academic and professional training for merchant marine officers. 

It is directly under the supervision of the Commission on Higher Education (CHed) and the Philippine Navy. 

All the graduates of the academy will take the licensure examination at the Maritime Industry Authority and will undergo Coast Guard Officers Course in Coast Guard Officers Basic Education and Training Center in Bagac, Bataan. 

This will help them to become competent, reliable and effective leaders prior to their commisionship as Ensigns for active duty in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).