2 top PMA officials resign over ‘maltreatment’ of cadets
Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:04:49 +0000
LT. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista, the superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), resigned on Tuesday over allegations of “maltreatment” on some cadets, including the death of one from hazing.
In a press conference, Evangelista announced that he tendered his resignation to Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, outgoing chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Evangelista said Brig. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, commandant of the military’s cadet corps, also resigned from his post.
“It is now the proper time for me as the head of the institution together with the Commandant of cadets to relinquish our respective positions,” Evangelista said.
Evangelista and Bacarro’s resignations came a day after two more cadets were admitted to the hospital after they were subjected to hazing rites.
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Before this, Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio became the latest hazing fatality, reuslting in he dismissal of two academy officials who were identified as having the ranks of major and captain.