PMA holds entrance exam in Mindanao

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=787993
• Thursday, July 30, 2015

(PNA), LAP/CD

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City, July 30 (PNA) – The military on Thursday announced the holding of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) entrance examinations in various testing centers in North and Northeastern Mindanao regions on August 2.

Capt. Patrick Martinez, spokesperson of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division here, said that the PMA exam would be in Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan De Oro in Northern Mindanao while the examination in Northeastern Mindanao in the Caraga Region would be in Agusan National High School in Butuan City.

Walk-in applicants may start applying on August 1 (Saturday) at the Army Recruitment Office (ARO) in Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The applicants must bring any valid ID. The application form must be properly filled-up and submitted together with the applicant’s NSO copy of their birth certificate and two pieces 2x2 ID picture with white background for submission to the PMA Entrance Exam Proctor Team.

Applicants must be at least a high school graduate, at least 5 feet tall for both male and female, single, and must be 18 to 21 years old on April 1, 2016, the start of the school year at PMA.

The PMA Entrance Examination aims to measure the mental ability of the applicants in the subjects included in the package of the examination questioner, such as; Math (Algebra and Geometry), English (Grammar, Composition, and Reading Comprehension), Abstract Reasoning, (Verbal and Numerical Reasoning and Pattern Analysis.

The examinees should make sure that the requirements are complete before proceeding to their designated examination centers.

MGen. Oscar T. Lactao, commander of the Army’s 4ID, said that the examination would give patriotic youth who are willing to serve the country a chance to join the noble profession of arms.

Lactao said that passing the PMA exam would give the youth a chance to be a future leader and be part of the organization that advocates peace, serves the Filipino people and protects the sovereignty of the state.