President Noynoy Aquino has approved the commission-ship of boxing champion Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel Pacquiao as lieutenant colonel in the Army reserve force.
The world boxing champion was granted his new rank in the reserve force, effective Sept. 21, 2011.
Pacquiao’s confirmation was based on the provisions of Section 44 of Republic Act 7077 which provides that elected and appointed officials can be commissioned in the service if they are degree-holders.
Other elected officials who are also part of the military reserve force are Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, Sen. Loren Legarda and Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista.
Pacquiao is recognized as a hero among soldiers and the Filipino people as a whole, Pacquiao’s nomination easily passed through the military bureaucracy within a year.
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