Justice and accountability are on the right track in the case of muriatic acid hazing, national police chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. as he welcomed the filing of a criminal case against the seven cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). For Nartatez, the fast...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Philippine National Academy (PNPA) on Wednesday, April 22 to review its existing policies to prevent hazing activities from being committed within the institution. Gatchalian made the call following the filing of a criminal case against seven cadets of the...
And then the regrets and the suffering begin. Weeks after the raucous display of machismo over their underclassmen, seven cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) are now at the lowest point of their lives after they were slapped with a criminal case in connection with the...
At least nine officials of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) were relieved from their posts as part of the continuing investigation into the muriatic acid hazing incident early this month. The relief order dated April 15 also led to a minor reshuffle, including the designation of Police...
At the ceremony that welcomed the new graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) into the police force at Camp Crame in Quezon City, national police chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. could not help but confront them about the infamous muriatic acid hazing incident involving...
It was a mix of anger and pity when Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla finally saw the burns suffered by more than 20 cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) in a latest—and so far the most cruel— hazing incident in the institution...
It is supposed to be a hazing-free academic institution already after embarrassing incidents in the past that include oral sex as punishment for cadets, and underclassmen beating up their upperclassmen to avenge maltreatment. And for an institution in charge of producing people in charge of peace...
The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) is again under scrutiny after three cadets were placed under police custody after an alleged hazing incident that left 22 underclassmen injured, including burns from exposure to chemicals inside a barracks facility. The suspects, all third class...
Police Cadet Van Marie Editha Gundaya Cagasan 's impressive achievement--and moving inspiration behind it--didn 't go unnoticed by former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez. Cagasan, who hailed from Baybay City, Leyte, recently made headlines by emerging as the...
A promise to her dying mother carried a 24-year-old cadet from Baybay City, Leyte to the top of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) “Silang-Paglaom” Class of 2026. Police Cadet Van Marie Editha Gundaya Cagasan led the 326-strong graduating class on Friday, March 27, at Camp General...
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) graduates were challenged by President Marcos to cleanse their ranks so that the wrongdoings of a few will not taint the entire reputation many of them have built. "To our graduates, I challenge you to transform the PNP into one that is deeply trusted by...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has met with top officials of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) to discuss ongoing initiatives and future plans to strengthen cadet training, enhance faculty capability, and prepare future...
