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DAVAO CITY -- Senator involvement in Dormitorio’s Christopher Lawrence Go death in Fort del Pilar, Baguio express dismay over the City on September 18, 2019. death of Darwin Dormitorio, Presidential Spokesperson a 20-year-old freshman at the and Chief Presidential Legal Go, Palace condemn Philippine Military Academy Counsel said (PMA), saying the tragic the Office of the President incident happened despite the “condemns the barbaric prac- passage of Anti-Hazing Acts tice of hazing in all its forms.” of 2018 that imposes harsher “As a matter of fact and penalties on organizers and policy, President Rodrigo death of PMA cadet participants of hazing. Roa Duterte signed into By RUTH PALO Go, who was the guest law Republic Act No. 11053, speaker of the 5th Anniversary or the Anti-Hazing Act of of Mayor - 2018, last year to ensure that National Coordinating all practices of hazing are Committee (MRRD-NECC) on checked and all practitioners Sunday at Pinnacle Hotel here, thereof are penalized with the told reporters he respects the full weight of the law,” he said. country’s premier military Panelo said Malacañang is institution but cannot turn a confident the authorities will blind eye to the violence that implement the new law “as resulted in Dormitorio’s death. they leave no stone unturned “Kinokondena natin ang in the ongoing investigation mga ganitong hazing. Sana on Mr. Dormitorio's untimely po hindi umabot sa ganitong demise.” sitwasyon na meron pong He said while the PMA magbuwis ng buhay,” Go said. should be commended for (We condemn incidents of participating with the Baguio hazing like this. We had hoped police in identifying the that it would not end with upperclassmen as persons someone paying for it with his of interest or suspects and life.) investigating the incident Police earlier revealed that with its coordination with Dormitorio died of hazing government authorities, “we allegedly in the hands of at the same time lament that upperclassmen. there is a failure in leadership Three third class cadets as regards being negligent in and one first class cadet are not stopping this murderous now under investigation by ritual which has no place in a Senator Christopher Lawrence Go speaks to reporters in over the weekend. the PMA for their alleged civilized society.”

Outgoing AFP chief Mirror Image leaves with 'grateful heart, fulfilled soul' MANILA -- Outgoing Armed ing easier,” he said. Forces of the Lieutenant General Noel (AFP) chief-of-staff General Clement, who heads the AFP Benjamin Madrigal Jr. on Mon- Central Command, will take day said he would retire from over his post during a change- service with a "grateful heart of-command and retirement and fulfilled soul." ceremony Tuesday. "To all of you, our Madrigal, 56, is a mem- personnel, the very ber of the Philippine Military heart of our institution, Academy Class of 1985. Clem- I will always cherish the ent also belongs to the same dedication, cooperation, and class. professionalism you have Prior to his appointment shown during my time at the as AFP chief on December 11, helm of the AFP. You’ve made 2018, Madrigal commanded my work easier and more the Eastern Mindanao Com- fulfilling and for that, I thank mand, Southern Luzon Com- you all,” he said in his last mand, the 4th Infantry Di- flag-raising ceremony at the vision, the 701st Infantry AFP headquarters in Camp Brigade, and the 26th Infantry Aguinaldo, . Battalion. “If you have spent your Madrigal's previous posts whole life and dedicated your include chief of staff of the time in the service, it will be ; chief of War difficult to let go. But I am Plans in the Office of the Dep- confident that I have given the uty Chief of Staff for Plans J5; service, everything that I am Secretary Joint Staff; and chief and everything that I can and of the Army Management and this somehow makes the part- Fiscal Office.PNA

OUTGOING AFP CHIEF. Outgoing Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. thanks all military personnel for their support on his last flag-raising ceremony as military chief at the AFP Headquarters in Camp WEEK-LONG LABOR. Jerry Lareza carries a sack of charcoal in Phase 1 Toril Aguinaldo, Quezon City Monday (September 23, 2019). He will Public Market in Davao City. To make charcoal, Jerry and his co-workers use be replaced by Lt. Gen. Noel Clement. PHOTO COURTESY OF Ipil-ipil trees sourced from Malita in Davao Occidental and gradually burn it KENNETH PAUL SENARILLOS THE AFP PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE underground for one week straight. ART DIRECTOR