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Emmanuel Tupas - The Philippine Star
April 17, 2026 | 12:00am
Cadets of the Philip- pine National Police Academy show their in- juries in this file photo provided by the PNP.
STAR / File
MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Philippine National Police Academy has been sacked from his post along with eight other PNPA officials in connection with a hazing incident that left 22 cadets injured.
Maj. Gen. Andre Dizon and his men were transferred to the PNP personnel holding and accounting unit at Camp Crame pending result of an investigation being conducted into the incident.
Aside from Dizon, relieved were Brig. Gen. Gonzalo Villamor Jr., PNPA commandant of cadets, as well as two colonels, two majors, a chief master sergeant and two senior master sergeants.
Dizon was replaced by Central Visayas police director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, who once served as chief of the Quezon City Police District.
The relief of the PNPA officials stemmed from a complaint filed by 22 cadets, who alleged that three of their upperclassmen subjected them to hazing as a punishment after one of them expressed plans to quit the academy.
The complainants said they suffered burns after their upperclassmen poured a mixture of muriatic acid and drain cleaning chemical in different parts of their bodies.
They said the hazing occurred before dawn on April 3 at the PNPA’s Barracks 2 in Silang, Cavite.
PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said the main reason for the relief of Dizon and other PNPA officials was their failure to immediately notify Camp Crame about the incident.
“The hazing occurred on April 3, but was only brought to the attention of PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on April 7, or four days after the incident,” Tuaño said at a news briefing yesterday.
The complainants – who were treated for burns in the back, extremities and private parts – have returned to their regular activities in the academy.
The PNP said it has expanded its anti-hazing crackdown, covering all police training units in the country.
Nartatez said there is a need for a thorough review of training practices and accountability mechanisms in the police force.
“This is not only meant for the PNPA. This will become the zero-tolerance standard for all (police) training centers nationwide, from recruitment to specialized courses,” Nartatez said, referring to the review of training practices in the PNP.
