The new woman general is Brig. Gen. Paulita Cruz, the current chief nurse of the armed forces. Cruz is the second active female general in the AFP after Brig. Gen. Ramona Go, who holds the distinction as the first woman general in the history of the Philippine Army.
Cruz was the former chief nurse of the Army. She was named chief nurse of the AFP in October 2011 following the retirement of Brig. Gen. Nelia Buenaflor. Cruz finished her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the Aquinas University in Legazpi City, Albay. She has also a Master of Arts in Nursing major in administration degree from the Philippine College of Health Sciences.
Cruz is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Star Award, Military Civic Action Medal and the AFP Combat Badge Award.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
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