Cudia not losing hope despite SC decision

Dissmied PMA cadet Jeff Aldrin Cudia. FILE PHOTO

Dismissed Cadet First Class Jeff Aldrin Cudia remains “high in spirit” despite the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss with finality his petition against his expulsion from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) for violating the Honor Code.

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The high court, during its summer session in Baguio City, has affirmed its February 24 decision upholding the PMA decision to dismiss Cudia, supposedly among the topnotchers of “Siklab Diwa” Class of 2014, for lying about being late to a class.

Lying is a violation in the academy, where there is a strict implementation of the Honor Code that says “one must not lie, cheat and steal nor tolerate those who do.”

Lawyer Persida Acosta, Cudia’s legal counsel, told INQUIRER.net that their camp would “study (the) best possible remedies” to address the high court’s decision.

Acosta, however, said their camp has not received a copy of the decision.

“God is awake at habang may buhay, may pag-asa (and as long as we are alive, there is hope). He (Cudia) is leaving everything to God,” she said.

Cudia has passed the University of the Philippines Law Admission Exam (UP-LAE) but Acosta has said that his admission is “provisional.”

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Acosta earlier said that Cudia’s dismissal from the country’s premiere military school would only affect his eligibility to be a commissioned soldier, citing that he has completed all the academic requirements at the PMA. IDL