Aquino to attend 112th PMA alumni homecoming Feb. 19

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III will be the guest of honor on February 19 at the 112th alumni homecoming of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio City. A Malacañang statement issued on Friday said some 2,000 alumni and their families will attend the homecoming. "It will be the first time the President will step into the sacred Borromeo Field as the country's chief executive," the Palace said. During the ceremony, Aquino will witness the recognition of the Cavalier Awardees, Diamond Jubilarians (Class 1951), Golden Jubilarians (Class 1961), and Silver Jubilarians (Class 1986), and the oath–taking of the PMA Alumni Association Inc. The Alumni Homecoming, which started on Thursday and ends on Saturday, includes traditional sporting festivities, class picnics, and the parade that will be attended by the President. "The PMA annually calls on alumni, now the leaders of the country's military, to go back to the hallowed grounds of the Borromeo Field, back to the institution where they were molded," the Palace said. – VVP, GMA News