Filipina Navy officer makes history at UK’s Royal Naval CollegePhilippine Navy Ensign Maycee Angga was recently recognized as the Best International Student out of 131 naval officers at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) passing-out-parade in Dartmouth, United Kingdom (UK) on Aug. 11. (Photo c/o of DFA) | (mb.com.ph) Filipina Navy officer makes history at UK’s Royal Naval College(Photo c/o of DFA) | (mb.com.ph)Angga is the only female international student in a batch composed of naval officers from Albania, the Bahamas, Egypt, Libya, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), UK, and Ukraine. Angga made history as the first Filipino to attend and complete the 30-week training course at BRNC under the support of the Philippine Navy and the UK Government. BRNC was established in 1863 in Dartmouth, England as the initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy. Majority of its cadets come from the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and naval organizations from foreign and Commonwealth countries.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 16, 2016 07:30 UTC