Cadet, Facebook and the Honor Code

A series of Facebook posts prompted a re-investigation of the case of cadet Jeff Cudia, who was dismissed by the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) following his alleged violation of its Honor Code. Supposed to graduate with honors in March, Cudia was found to have broken the code which discourages cadets from lying or stealing, the PMA said. But a series of Facebook posts by Cudia’s family indicated that his offense was “trivial:” coming in late for 2 minutes in class. The controversy led Armed Forces chief of staff General Emmanuel Bautista to order a re-investigation of the cadet’s case. But the PMA insisted it followed due process and that the case is more than about Cudia being late for class.

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