PMA alumni homecoming reset to Feb 22 over nCoV scare
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:30:48 +0000
THE annual homecoming of alumni members of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has been rescheduled to a later date amid concerns over the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD).
PMA Alumni Association Inc. (PMAAAI) Chairman Rufo de Veyra announced that the PMA homecoming was reset to February 22.
De Veyra confirmed that the postponement of the annual reunion was “in deference to health and public safety concerns regarding nCoV.”
The postponement, de Veyra said, was also discussed with Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and Vice Admiral Allan Ferdinand Cusi, PMA Supt.
Some homecoming activities, including the parade at Fort del Pilar, were originally set on February 14 and 15. For the new schedule, all activities will be compressed into one day, de Veyra said.
“Alumni classes, especially Jubilarians caught in these late-breaking developments are advised to exercise their best judgements on how to proceed with their individual class events in sync with the new date,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
However, some activities like the “Battle of Classes” will push through as scheduled on February 13 and 14 at the Baguio Country Club.
De Veyra also said that Magalong “already coordinated with the Hotels and Restaurants Association of Baguio.”
“Cavalier-members who have prior reservations are advised to call their respective hotels, and request for a rebooking,” de Veyra said. DEMPSEY REYES