INSPIRING: Farmer's daughter graduated Cum Laude in PMMA "Sinaglakan" Class of 2021

Photo Courtesy || Jovy Bernardo

Cordillera - A farmer's daughter, whose parents can't afford to send her to study at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) landed in the top 1 of the PMMA "Sinaglakan" graduating class.

Ensign Jovy Bernardo of Kalinga, who graduated as Cum Laude in the class became another inspiring story of success despite financial struggles in life.

Coming from a family where both parents are farmers struggling to make ends meet and earning a meager salary, Bernardo admitted that her parents needed to borrow money from a lending company so that she can enter the academy.

She said that studying in the academy is expensive, so her parents worked hard not to mention borrowing money from a lending firm since they were already drained financially at that time.

The sacrifices of her parents paid off when Bernado not only passed the academy but graduated with flying colors and led the 162 cadets as the Cum Laude.

Apart from obtaining the highest honors, Bernardo also received the Presidential Saber Awardee, the Flag Officer-In-Command Saber Awardee and the Discipline Awardee.

She will be joining the Philippine Navy.

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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).

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