A CADET from the Bicol University bagged the first-ever Miss Reserve Officer Training Corps crown.

Angel Brahms Bernaldez, representing the Philippine Army, bested 23 other ROTC cadets from other Higher Education Institutions in the country.

Apart from her beauty and touching resilience despite being a bully victim in the past, Bernaldez inspired the community as she eloquently delivered her winning answer to the question why should she be crowned as the first Miss ROTC Philippines 2023.

“Ever since I joined the ROTC Program, I have strongly shown the cadets in our school my strong work ethic and genuine love for the country which makes me deserving. Coupled with my genuine passion to serve my country, I take it as important that I know what I want to do and what I can do,” Bernaldez said.

Following her are runners-up Mikaela Ingaran of Angeles University Foundation and Julianne Rose Reyes of Patts College of Aeronautics from the Air Force Unit.

The founder of Philippine ROTC Games, Senator Francis Tolentino, said that Miss ROTC Philippines is a unique platform to show that women are part of the ROTC Program and national defense.

“Ang kababaihan ay bahagi ng national defense,” Tolentino said.

The senator earlier said that Miss ROTC is a platform to uniquely promote the ROTC program to the youth.

“I hope we will re-echo the collective voice here that ROTC is for all,” he said.