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Ping: Hidilyn Diaz, Dapat Nang Maging Commissioned Officer ng AFP
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Dapat maging ganap na commissioned officer ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) si Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz dahil sa pambihirang karangalan na inialay ng atleta sa bansa.

Ito ang mungkahi ni Senador Panfilo Lacson sa liderato ng Philippine Air Force (PAF), kung papayagan ng batas at regulasyon ng AFP.

“As chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, I would strongly recommend to the AFP leadership that she be given a rank as a commissioned officer of the PAF. It’s the least the service can give her,” banggit ni Lacson sa panayam sa CNN Philippines.

“Such a commission – either as a reserve or regular officer – is not just in recognition of her extraordinary feat, but also in recognition of her great potential to provide a good example to her fellow soldiers both as an athlete and as a leader,” dagdag ng mambabatas.

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Lacson: Hidilyn Diaz Deserves to be Commissioned as AFP Officer for Olympic Feat
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For bringing honor and inspiration to her country and people, Philippine Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz deserves to be commissioned as an officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

On this note, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson suggested Tuesday to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) leadership that Diaz, a sergeant, be given such a commission, subject to existing laws and AFP regulations.

“As chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, I would strongly recommend to the AFP leadership that she be given a rank as a commissioned officer of the PAF. It’s the least the service can give her,” Lacson said in an interview on CNN Philippines.

“Such a commission – either as a reserve or regular officer – is not just in recognition of her extraordinary feat, but also in recognition of her great potential to provide a good example to her fellow soldiers both as an athlete and as a leader,” he added.

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Lacson Bill Levels Playing Field to Join Air Force with PAF Academy

Poverty may no longer be a stumbling block for gifted Filipinos to join the Philippine Air Force, as a bill filed by Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson seeks to establish a PAF Academy (PAFA).

Lacson said the PAFA will fulfill the constitutional mandate of guaranteeing equal access of opportunity for public service, while professionalizing other career areas of the PAF such as aircraft maintenance, avionics and air logistics.

“The PAF Academy as conceptualized, is geared towards making available an adequate and dedicated corps of professional Air Force officers with the proper education, training and orientation to lead and manage the complex technologies inherent in the field of aviation,” he said in Senate Bill 259.

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Kahit Poor Puwedeng Maging PAF Pilot sa Lacson Bill

Kahit mahirap o anak ng ordinaryong mamamayan lamang, puwede nang maging piloto ng Philippine Air Force (PAF) ang mga nagnanais na pumasok sa larangan na ito oras na maisabatas ang panukala ni Senador Panfilo Lacson.

Layon ng Senate Bill 259 na iniakda at inihain ni Lacson na buuin ang Philippine Air Force Academy (PAFA) na tatanggap sa lahat ng kuwalipikadong estudyante na nais maglingkod sa pamahalaan bilang piloto ng PAF.

“The PAFA will fulfill the constitutional mandate of guaranteeing equal access of opportunity for public service, while professionalizing other career areas of the PAF such as aircraft maintenance, avionics and air logistics,” paliwanag ng mambabatas sa kanyang panukala.

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