MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — The Maguindanao provincial government adopted 12 Philippine Military Academy cadets, entitled to support for doctorate studies on the socio-cultural intricacies of Southern Muslim, Christian and Lumad communities if admitted to the Armed Forces. Maguindanao is a component-area of ARMM, which also covers Lanao del Sur and the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. The governor declined to identify meantime the 12 cadets citing documentary protocols and procedural coordination with the PMA administration that his office is still initiating. Mangudadatu said the Maguindanao Program for Education and Community Empowerment, or MagPEACE, is ready to bankroll the masteral studies of the 12 cadets in any school in the country once admitted to the Armed Forces. Some are working in non-government organizations involved in various programs complementing the Mindanao peace process,” Mangudadatu said.

Source: Philippine Star May 05, 2018 09:33 UTC