Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – A series of preparations were carried out by the Malang City Government (Pemkot) ahead of the 78th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, one of which was preparing the Candidates for the Flag Raising Troops (Paskibraka) who will be on duty at the Independence Ceremony on August 17, 2024. 78 Candidates for Paskibraka of Malang City were trained by attending the Opening of the 2024 Paskibraka Education and Training Center (Pusdiklat) at the Malang City Hall Mini Block Office, Thursday (1/8/2024).

Acting Mayor of Malang Dr. Ir. Wahyu Hidayat, MM who was present at the opening ceremony in his direction said that Paskibraka has an important role, and is the main actor in the series of independence ceremony commemorations.
So the Paskibraka members certainly have a big responsibility. "You are the chosen people who have responsibilities in the task. To get the task, there are many things that must be gone through. I hope you can stay focused and train well," said Wahyu motivating.
Meanwhile, Acting Head of the National Unity and Politics Agency (Bakesbangpol) of Malang City Drs. Alie Mulyanto, MM explained that there were 492 students who registered to become Malang City Paskibraka Candidates. After going through various stages of selection, finally 44 male and 34 female students were selected to participate in the Pusdiklat which has been running since July 22, 2024 and will end on August 18.
"This is carried out to form discipline, characteristics, a sense of leadership, nationalism, patriotism, preserving the values of Pancasila in everyday life, and of course having the technical skills of the flag-raising team," explained Alie.
Ali revealed that Malang City also included six students for the Provincial Paskibraka selection and two of them passed to become East Java Provincial Paskibraka Candidates. (ari/yon)