Family claims honor committee had absolved PMA cadet Cudia

From GMA News (Mar 9): Family claims honor committee had absolved PMA cadet Cudia

The family of Philippine Military Academy cadet Aldrin Jeff Cudia said that they have evidence to prove that the honor committee had acquitted him of violating the honor code, according to a Saturday report on GMA News' "Balitanghali"

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The Cudia family claimed that they have two sworn statements from sympathetic witnesses that the honor committee absolved Aldrin in an 8-1 vote, but the vote was later overturned.

"Ang sabi po sa akin, siya [si Alvin] ay isang totoong tao, may honor at dignity,” said Aldrin's father, Renato Cudia, who spoke with a witness. “And I asked him, 'Bakit naging guilty? 'Di ba, kung may isang not guilty abswelto na?' He replied, 'chi-namber ako sir.'"

The Cudia family did not provide copies of the sworn statements.

Renato also claimed that some people did not want his son to succeed, though the report did not elaborate on why this was so.

The Cudia patriarch pointed to a “Major Indang”, said to be a tactical officer at the PMA, who was out to get his son. "Si Major Indang, masyado po niyang pinersonal ang anak ko. 'Wag po silang magpadala sa simbuyo ng kanilang damdamin, maalis ang inggit sa kanila, tumayo po sila sa kanilang dapat pagtayuan," said Renato.

Cudia was dismissed from the academy for violating the honor code.

He was supposed to graduate as the salutatorian of his class, Siklab Diwa, on March 16. He was also supposed to receive the Navy Saber for being the top cadet to join the Navy.

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