Filipina Graduates Magna Cum Laude at US Coast Guard Academy

Victoria Gil Echavez Regalado (center) (Source: Coastguard.ph)

Victoria Gil Echavez Regalado, a young Filipina from Iligan City, Northern Mindanao, became the first Filipina to earn a degree in a specialized field from the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) in New London, Connecticut. She graduated magna cum laude in naval architecture and marine engineering on May 22 (See Inquirer.net for story).