First female PMA alumna rises to Army brigadier general

Inquirer.net - Nov 12, 2026

BAGUIO CITY — One of the first female graduates of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) and its first female summa cum laude has been promoted to Army Brigadier General. Army Brig. Gen. Leah Lorenzo Santiago was accorded arrival honors at the military school’s Sundial on Tuesday after receiving her one rank bump-up along with 12 other

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