CDO-born cadet defies rejection, physical setbacks to graduate from PMA

MANILA, Philippines — After failing her first attempt to enter the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), a former nursing student leaned on a family legacy of military service and a costly gamble on corrective eye surgery to pursue a second chance at a dream she once thought had slipped away. 2nd Lt. Mel Evan Yap Caniedo, born and raised in Cagayan de Oro City, is among this year’s graduates of the PMA “Talang Dangal” Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Fort General Gregorio H. del Pilar, Baguio City. She is among the 207 graduates, 142 of whom are […]... Keep on reading: CDO-born cadet defies rejection, physical setbacks to graduate from PMA

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