Kalinga Police Brigadier General Steve Ludan, PMAAAI President, graces the Salute to the PMA Masaligan Class of 2021.
Being the PMAAAI president, Police Brigadier General Steve B. Ludan of Class 1992, graced the Salute of PMA Masaligan Class 2021 at the Sundial Area of the Philippine Military Academy this morning, May 6.
He is the first yKalinga and a current PMA Alumni Association, Inc. President to serve the association for years. He is also the current PNP Crime Laboratory director.
The PMAAAI has more than 9,000 members who have served well in the military, police, other law enforcement agencies, government, corporate organizations and other leadership and management positions.
PBGen Ludan urged the members of the graduating class to always display the Academy motto of “Courage, Integrity and Loyalty” wherever they may be. “May you be an inspiration that shall bring to the military profession a strong sense of purpose, pride and personal satisfaction that comes from meaningful service.” Please keep the fire of the Honor Code flaming within your hearts”, Ludan said.
Moving on, he shared his personal experience” When I graduated in 1992, I was one of the proudest young men of this country, thanks to our upperclassmen who worked hard to build the undisputable reputation of a PMAer. However, as I spent more time in the service, I realized that being an alumnus of this prestigious institution is not just a title or a privilege to be squandered.
“๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ, ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ?”, he challenged the graduating class.
“Your PMA graduation is both a profound gift and a sacred obligation, our nation has invested in you and entrusts you with demonstrating the values we expect of our leaders. Now more than ever, we need honorable men and women to lead our countrymen.
I am confident that, In the midst of the trials and tribulations you went through during the course of your training, you will prove equal to the demands and challenges of your profession, an achievement that shall rightly entitle you to the honor and distinction of a PMA graduate and Cavalier.” He further added.
By Eisenhower Bucalen
Photo Credits:
- Mrs. Lizette Ludan
- PLT Bianca Nicole S De Rojas (Aide de Camp of BGEN Ludan)
- Sgt. Rolly Agyao
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