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PMA cadet corps commander resigns over Dormitorio’s death

By: Vincent Cabreza - Reporter / @Inquirer_Baguio
Inquirer Baguio / 07:55 AM October 10, 2019
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Military Academy’s Cadet Corps commander has
stepped down and cited command responsibility after charges were filed against
seven cadets for the hazing and death of Fourth Class Cadet Darwin Dormitorio,
the PMA announced on Thursday.

Cadet First Class Ram Navarro, the Class Baron (also known as the brigade
commander), relinquished his post to Cadet First Class Marion Cordova in order to
“share the responsibility for what happened (to Dormitorio) and to allow the
Corps to initiate far-reaching reforms,” said Major Reynan Afan, PMA public
information officer.

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“In a community of leadership, discipline, trust and fellowship, the Cadet Corps
Armed Forces of the Philippines … [are resolved] to put an end to such
excruciating acts that defy the very values that the [PMA] instills and we stand as
one corps against maltreatment,” stated a manifesto read by Navarro, on the same
day PMA confirmed that Dormitorio had signs of injuries attributed to blunt force
trauma.

The manifesto was signed by the commanders of all cadet classes including
Dormitorio’s Class of 2023 which was incorporated only in July.
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 Last month, Lt. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista resigned as PMA Superintendent,
alongside his commandant of cadets, bemedalled combat officer Brig. Gen.
Bartolome Bacarro, for command responsibility, but not before separating three of
the cadets accused of hurting Dormitorio from the military school.

Last October 8, 2019, the Dormitorio family charged seven upperclassmen for
hazing, murder and torture, based on the testimonies of 14 cadets and 2 tactical
officers.

Five PMA personnel, including the doctors who failed to treat Dormitorio’s
internal injuries, were also charged for dereliction of duty. /gsg
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