Clement orders incoming PMA superintendent to rid maltreatment

September 30, 2019

Lt. Gen Noel Clement, appointed as the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff last week, ordered incoming Superintended of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to make the institution free from maltreatment.

''AFP Chief Lieutenant General Noel Clement orders the incoming Acting PMA Superintendent Rear Admiral Allan Cusi to make a positive difference in winning the quest to rid PMA of maltreatment and in leading the reorientation of the cadets on their views of authority and responsibility in the incipient stage of their training as future officers of the AFP," Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo said in a statement Monday.

"The AFP Chief is confident that Rear Adm. Cusi will succeed given his known competence as a trainer, mentor, leader, and commander in various levels of command and staff positions," he added.

Arevalo said: "Lt. Gen. Clement is aware that Rear Adm. Cusi faces a complex and daunting task of curbing, and ultimately, eliminating the malady brought by maltreatment in the soonest possible time."

A cadet died recently due to alleged hazing while three others are in hospitals after having shown signs they were maltreated. Robina Asido/DMS