He easily blends in.
“On Saturday, May 24, Cadet Pongpeera Disapirom of Thailand was formally incorporated into the Philippine Military Academy here as a full-fledged cadet belonging to Class of 2018,” reports Vincent Cabreza on Inquirer.net.
According to the Department of National Defense (DND), Disapirom, 19, was a cadet at the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy of the Royal Thai Army when he accepted an invitation to join the PMA.
The DND pointed out that Pongpeera “joins a distinguished list of Thai alumni of PMA, including Gen. Tumrongsak Deemongkol (Class 1976), who was the No. 8 graduate of his batch; Gen. Thawip Netniyom (Class 1981), who graduated valedictorian and is now a senior staff officer of the Chief Defense Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces; and Maj. Mongkol Khum-arwut (Class 2001), who is with the Royal Thai Army.”
Screengrab of photo by Philippine Daily Inquirer, as posted on Inquirer.net
