Philippine Military Academy names its first woman Commandant of Cadets
⏮ BeforeNo woman had held the post of Commandant of Cadets before.
✅ NowCol. Leah Lorenzo Santiago holds the post.
In short
- The Philippine Military Academy named Col. Leah Lorenzo Santiago its Commandant of Cadets.
- She is the first woman to hold the post.
- The appointment breaks another barrier for women in the military.
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The Commandant of Cadets oversees the training of future officers. Naming a woman to the role shows that senior military posts can be open to women. The source gives no further detail on her plans or the wider policy.
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The Philippine Military Academy named Col. Leah Lorenzo Santiago its first woman Commandant of Cadets, breaking another barrier for women in the military.
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