Brawner to strengthen guidance office inside PMA

BAGUIO CITY —Philippine Military Academy commandant of cadets Brigadier General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Saturday vowed to strengthen the guidance office of the military school to monitor the mental health of cadets.

Brawner told reporters that in strengthening the guidance office, it will be traced whether cadets have experienced traumatic activities.

“Ang isa sa mga magiging programa ko bilang commandant of cadets is to strengthen that office kasi kailangan natin talaga to deal with the mental health of our cadets,” Brawner said.

"Dadagdagan natin ang mga tao doon, we will try to come up with programs that would address, let’s say ‘yung trauma na mararanasan ng first year cadets," he added.

Brawner has vowed to wage war against hazing following the death of Cadet Fourth Class Darwin Dormitorio.

Dormitorio was declared dead on September 18. An autopsy conducted on the 20-year-old cadet indicated he suffered bruises in different parts of his body due to hazing.

Police said six suspects would face charges for violating the Anti-Hazing Law as well as for murder.

Meanwhile, Brawner also said he wants to empower First Class men in the military school so that they could "police their ranks." —LBG, GMA News