The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the conviction of two former Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets of murder and another former cadet of hazing for the death of 4th Class Cadet Darwin Dormitorio in September 2019. Convicted of murder by the Baguio City regional trial court (RTC)...
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) should intensify its mechanisms and programs aimed at preventing any incidences of hazing inside the campus. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made the pitch as he welcomed the decision of the Baguio City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 5 on the 2019...
A tragedy struck the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 2019 when a freshman cadet, Cadet Fourth Class Darwin Dormitorio, died due to hazing, sending a rippling effect on the entire military organization. Half a decade since, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said “strict”...
A Baguio City Regional Trial Court on Friday, August 16, found three Philippine Military Academy cadets guilty over the hazing death of Cadet Fourth Class Darwin Dormitorio five years ago in September 2019. DORMITORIO (FB) Sentenced by Judge Maria-Ligaya Itliong-Rivera of the RTC Branch 5 to...
BAGUIO CITY – A court here on Friday, August 4, found two cadets of the Philippine Military Academy guilty of slight physical injuries over the hazing death of 4th Class Cadet Darwin Dormitorio in September 2019. In a decision issued by Presiding Judge Roberto A. Mabalot of the Municipal...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has defended the appointment of Major Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the incoming commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) amid strong opposition from a House lawmaker who implicated the general to the death of a Philippine...
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday, July 1, appealed to President Duterte to recall his appointment of Major General Bartolome Bacarro as the new head of the military's Southern Luzon Command (Solcom). Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet Darwin...
