{"id":158316,"date":"2018-03-27T06:42:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T10:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=158316"},"modified":"2018-03-27T07:02:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T11:02:29","slug":"pnp-alumni-on-beating-incident-not-a-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/27\/pnp-alumni-on-beating-incident-not-a-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"PNP alumni on beating incident: Not a tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the 39th Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Commencement Exercises for the ‘Maragtas’ Class of 2018 at Camp General Mariano N. Casta\u00f1eda in Silang, Cavite on March 21, 2018. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association Inc. (PNPAAAI) countered the PNP chief\u2019s remark that beating newly graduates is a \u201ctradition,\u201d claiming instead that the recent incident is an \u201cisolated case.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no tradition of hurting fellow cadets or any person for that matter. What happened was an isolated\u00a0case and we do not condone such demeanor,” the PNPAAAI said in a statement on Tuesday, March 27.<\/p>\n

The association said that it condemns violence and that \u201csuch act has no place in the Academy more so in a civilized society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without disclosing names, PhilStar first reported that six PNPA cadets of Maragtas class of 2018 were rushed to the hospital right after their commencement exercises on March 21 at the barracks in Silang, Cavite.<\/p>\n

However recent reports identified the mauling victims to be Jan Paul Magmoyao, Arjay Masangkay Divino, Ylam Lambenecio, Mark Villares, Floyd Traque\u00f1a, and Arjay Cuasay.<\/p>\n

The victims sustained head injuries after being beaten up reportedly by their underclassmen with rocks and paddles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fully support the ongoing investigation and if evidence warrants, they should be held accountable for nobody is above the law,\u201d the association added.<\/p>\n

In a press conference on March 26, PNP Director General Ronald \u201cBato\u201d Dela Rosa called the beating a tradition that has to stop.<\/p>\n

(Read: Dela Rosa says \u2018tradition\u2019 of beating PNPA lowerclassmen should stop<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cDahil kung hindi na<\/em>-stop \u2018yung<\/em> tradition na \u2018yan<\/em>, every year na \u2018yan mangyayari \u2018yung tinatawag na \u2018bawian\u2019<\/em> (Because if this tradition is not stopped, every year there will be a system of \u2018getting back\u2019),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell I have talked to several alumni, sabi nila <\/em>\u2018Sir, during our time wala \u2018yan. Nawala \u2018yan.\u2019 Meron din naman nagsabi na nung panahon naming meron niyan, pero nahinto<\/em> (Well I have talked to several alumni, they said, \u2018Sir during our time there is no such tradition. It was gone. Some, however, said that during their time, it existed but it was stopped),\u201d Dela Rosa added.<\/p>\n

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