Commodore Luzviminda A. Camacho AFP
Military Service & Women Empowerment
Commodore Luzviminda A. Camacho AFP made history by being the Philippine Navy`s first female Skipper and Contingent Commander.
With her promotion, Commo. Camacho is now the first female Commodore of the Philippine Navy, which is equivalent to Brigadier General or one-star rank in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
Before her promotion, she had the rank of a Captain and served as chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Office of Legislative Affairs.
Aside from being the first woman to get the rank, Camacho is the first female chief of her office, the first woman to command a Philippine Navy ship and the first female commander of peacekeepers sent by the Philippines to Haiti.
Camacho formally donned her rank in a ceremony at the General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City in January 28, 2020, with AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. leading the donning ceremony.
The eldest of Mr. Francisco DC. Camacho and Mrs. Alejandra A. Camacho of Brgy. Cadre Site, Camacho was born and grew up in Bayambang and is an alumna of Pangasinan State University Laboratory School.
Her shining example will inspire our women to strive and excel in wherever field they want, even in a field traditionally held by men.
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