The Philippine Military Academy (Tagalog: Akademiyang Militar ng Pilipinas) or PMA, is the Philippine military school for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). PMA was established on December 21, 1936 by the virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 1 (commonly known as the National Defense Act). PMA is located in Baguio, Benguet province. It is the training school for future officers of the AFP. The Philippine Military Academy traces its history back to the Academia Militar which was established on October 25, 1898 at Malolos, Bulacan. The Academia was established by General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the young Philippine republic and the school was meant as a training ground for future officers of the armed forces. It was forced to close down on January 20, 1899, however, as hostilities broke out between the Americans and Filipinos. An Officer's School of the Philippine Constabulary was established on February 17, 1905 within the walls of Intramuros in Manila. This school was later to be relocated to Baguio on September 01, 1908. After the Philippine Legislature passed Act No.