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FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City—One dish that guests of newly commissioned Air Force 2nd Lt. Ernalyn Fernando can be sure of won’t be served when they attend her homecoming in Tabuk City in Kalinga province is goat meat.

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Fernando made history on Sunday when she graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) with the distinction of finishing last among the academy’s 222 graduates, earning her the title of class “goat.”

She was the first PMA female graduate to earn such a distinction 21 years after the PMA accepted women as students.

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Fernando said a single demerit brought her from 28th to 222nd. She declined to reveal the nature of that demerit.

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Newly commissioned Army 2nd Lt. Precious Jewel Forrosuelo also made history as the first child of a Medal of Valor awardee to graduate from the PMA. The Medal of Valor is the highest award given to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Forrosuelo, daughter of the late T/Sgt. Claudio Forrosuelo, vowed to pursue the legacy of her father, who died fighting Moro rebels at Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao in 2000.

“Continuing the legacy of my father’s heroism would not be easy. Nevertheless, I would not let it be wasted,” Forrosuelo said in a statement.

One of the benefits given to families of Medal of Valor awardees is a guaranteed slot at the PMA, which allowed Forrosuelo to enter the academy in 2010.

Forrosuelo said the real challenge started when she entered the academy because the first child of a Medal of Valor awardee who joined PMA failed to complete the course.

“The pressure is even greater because they think of me as someone who is as strong and brave as my father, never caring about the fact that I am a female cadet,” she said.

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