Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
OCTOBER 25, 1898
Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo issued a decree that established the Academia Militar in Malolos, Bulacan.
The task to organize the training school for future officers of the armed forces was given to Gen. Antonio Luna, the secretary of war. Luna recruited the best officers of the Spanish Guardia Civil to be the faculty of the institution with Spanish officer, Col. Manuel Bernal Sityar, Jr. as the first superintendent.
On January 20, 1899, the Academia was deactivated after tensions erupted between the Filipinos and Americans that led to the Philippine-American War.
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