Press Release
September 20, 2019

STATEMENT OF SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN ON THE DEATH OF PMA CADET 4TH CLASS DARWIN DORMITORIO

Hazing has once again reared its ugly head, this time inside the Philippine Military Academy. This barbaric act has no place inside the institution that trains and molds the future leaders of our armed forces, and I condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless killing of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio.

I call on the PNP and the PMA leadership to act swiftly so that those behind the death of Cadet Dormitorio will face the full force of the law and answer for their crimes. The Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 explicitly and completely prohibits all forms of hazing so I also call on the officials of the PMA to ensure that this brutal and inhumane tradition will once and for all be eradicated from the Academy.

Walang puwang ang hazing sa sibilisadong lipunan. Managot ang dapat managot para magsilbi silang halimbawa na walang magandang naidudulot ang tradisyong ito.

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