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2 PMA senior cadets are now civil engineers

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2 PMA senior cadets are now civil engineers — Army Cadet First Class Carls Borja (left) and Army Cadet First Class Daniel Castro are now registered civil engineers after passing this year’s licensure examinations. (Composite Photo courtesy of PMA)

BAGUIO CITY — Two Philippine Military Academy senior cadets are now registered civil engineers after passing this year’s licensure examinations on September 26 and 27, the military school’s public information officer said on Monday night.

Army Cadets First Class Daniel F. Castro III of Dumalag, Capiz, and Carls S. Borja of Callao Norte in Lasam, Cagayan, finished their respective civil engineering courses before joining PMA, said Navy Lt. Commander Jesse Nestor Saludo, PMA spokesman.

Saludo said Castro “earned his Civil Engineering degree from Capiz State University.” He described Castro as the eldest of three children whose father, Rex, died in a road accident. Their mother, Jennifer, is a municipal worker.

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Saludo said Borja earned a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao. Borja is the son of retired policeman Ronilo and mathematics teacher Carolyn, who serves at the Callao National High School.

They learned the cadets had passed the exam when the Professional Regulation Commission released the test results on October 2.

Both new engineers are candidates for graduation next year as part of the Mandaraig Class of 2027.

In a news release, Saludo said, “Preparing for the board examination meant returning to engineering subjects after years of cadet training and finding time to review alongside their regular duties. The licensure examination also came during PMA’s final examination period, from which they are not exempt to take.”

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Their cadet ranks are now referred to as Army 1CL, because the current first-class cadets were assigned their branch of service when they were second-class cadets (equivalent to third-year college students), Saludo told the Inquirer.

Once they graduate, Castro and Borja would very likely be commissioned as junior officers of the Philippine Army Corps of Engineers, he said./coa

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