Cudia v.
The Superintendent of The Philippine Military Academy
Cadet First Class Cudia incurred
Sec. 1 the penalty of 11 demerits and 13
1 touring hours by reason of his
tardiness (2mins late) in his
English class. He was asked to
Due Process: In explain and allegedly he lied in his
General written appeal when he said that
his class was dismissed late hence,
as a result, he was late for his next
Cudia class. Investigations have been
made and found him guilty of
v. violating the Honor Code which
warrants his dismissal in the PMA.
The
Superintendent
of The
Philippine
Military
Academy
Cudia was accorded due process.
(There was opportunity to be heard) In
this case, the investigation of Cudia’s
Honor Code violation followed the
prescribed procedure and existing
practices in the PMA.
All the administrative remedies were
exhausted. A student of a military
academy must be prepared to
subordinate his private interest for the
proper functioning of the institution.
The PMA may impose disciplinary
measures and punishments as it deems
fit and consistent with the peculiar
needs of the institution. PMA has
regulatory authority to administratively
dismiss erring cadets.