NBI ordered to probe PMA cadet's death
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe the fatal hazing of a Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet last week.
In a department order signed Monday, Guevarra directed the NBI to conduct a case build-up on the hazing of 20-year-old PMA Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio.
The NBI was tasked to file the appropriate charges against persons found responsible if the evidence warrants it.
Dormitorio was found unconscious in his room and was declared dead on arrival at the hospital last September 18. The PMA confirmed days later that he had died of hazing. His body reportedly bore bruises.
Other cadets are under restrictive confinement pending investigation.
Meanwhile, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo called on the head of the PMA to resign. —KBK, GMA News