Philippine Military Academy Superintendent, LGEN ROWEN S TOLENTINO PA and former Philippine National Police Academy Director, PMGEN ERIC E NOBLE PNP briefed the AGFO members during the 3^rd AGFO Forum on July 26,2023 at the AGFO Social Hall. The objectives of the dual briefings are to convey institutional reform updates and interact with Association members in the spirit of continuous learning and camaraderie.

General Tolentino cited several innovations that have been introduced in the Academy consisting of better handling of cadet disciplinary and administrative cases; revision and crafting of PMA manuals covering cadet regulations, honor system and cadet uniforms;  faculty development programs including research and teaching methodologies; cadet physical training (lean and mean); advocacies to eradicate maltreatment; and improving leadership potential. He stressed that the Academy will relentlessly pursue its mission to make the Academy a Center for Leadership Excellence that molds future officers for the military service and leaders for the nation.

Police General Noble, on the other hand, enumerated a number of police academy’s internal reforms starting with the “war against hazing and guard against maltreatment”, or WAHGAM, program by addressing logistics issues like infrastructures and training equipment. He also mentioned other reforms such as enhancing the curriculum, expanding the cadet community outreach and other training institutions engagements, and inculcating the basic values of character development such as honesty, hard work, and self-discipline.   Both speakers revealed that the current and future military and police leaders must be highly adept not only in academics, technology and military/police sciences but also in morals and ethics to better serve the nation and the Filipino people.