The Supreme Court (SC) en banc on Tuesday ruled with
finality on the dismissal of Cadet Jeff Aldrin Cudia from the Philippine
Military Academy (PMA).
In a press conference, SC Public Information Office (PIO)
Chief and Spokesman Atty. Theodore O. Te, said that “the Court has DENIED
petitioner Cudia’s Motion for Reconsideration as well as
petitioner-intervenor’s Motion for Reconsideration with Motion to Submit Case
for Oral Argument.”
”The Court had previously ruled in its February 24, 2015
against petitioner Cudia, upholding the action of the Philippine Military
Academy in dismissing petitioner from the Philippine Military Academy,” Te
added.
However, the prayer of Cudia seeking the release of his
academic credentials in order to pursue another career was not included in the
decision.
In its earlier decision, the SC said that the PMA did not
commit any violation on the “right to due process” of Cudia when it implemented
on him the “Rules on Discipline and Honor Code” of PMA.
It added that Cudia was also afforded sufficient time to
present his defense and present witnesses and evidence.
The SC also recognized the “academic freedom” of PMA
pursuant to the earlier decision of the SC pertaining to the power of the
academic institutions to discipline their students.
The PMA Honors Committee imposed the dismissal on Cudia
because of his alleged not telling the truth when he came two minutes late in
his class.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=752818
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