(Eagle News)–The superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy has resigned.
Lieutenant General Ronnie Evangelista’s resignation came after the Palace called for him to step down following the death of 4th Class PMA cadet Darwin Dormitorio allegedly due to hazing.
“You know, if I were the superintendent and I would not know what is happening in my academy, then I have no business staying in my position,” Palace Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said during an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday, Sept. 23.
Dormitorio was found unconscious inside a room in Mayo Hall Annex in Fort del Pilar in Baguio on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
He was rushed to the hospital where he died.
The Philippine National Police has said based on an autopsy on his body, Dormitorio died due to injuries sustained from hazing rites.
The Department of Justice has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe his death, which came even after a strengthened antihazing law following the 2017 death of University of Sto. Tomas law freshman Horacio Castillo III allegedly during Aegis Juris fraternity rites.
