CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Central Luzon police director Chief Supt. Arturo Cacdac ordered yesterday a thorough probe on the death of a police recruit while undergoing training here last Saturday.
Cacdac identified the trainee as Nile El Chico Nieves who was pronounced dead at the Angeles University Foundation Medical Center (AUFMC) in Angeles City at about 12:30 a.m. last Sunday. Personnel from the PNP Regional Training School in Magalang town had rushed him to the hospital.
“I have directed Senior Supt. Ervin Gumban of the Regional Investigation and Detection Management Division (RIDMD) to investigate the case with utmost impartiality. I want to know what really happened,” Cacdac said.
Nieves collapsed during a formation drill at the said training school at about 3 p.m. last Saturday.
He was immediately brought to Balitucan District Hospital in San Fernando and moved the following day to the Angeles hospital which had better medical equipment.
Doctors at the AUFMC said Nieves died of cerebral malaria, masmodia and kidney failure. Cacdac also ordered Senior Supt. Elizabeth Milanesm, chief of the regional police’s health service here to look into the medical history of Nieves.
“I want to ascertain whether or not the victim was mishandled in any way,” Cacdac said.
Nieves was one of the 265 recruits who took their oath at the Camp Olivas parade grounds last July 1. They were the first batch of recruits from Central Luzon provinces this year. The police in the region plans to recruit a total of 930 more cops this year.
After the oath taking ceremony attended by families of the recruits and personnel of regional police last July 1, the recruits were handed over to the responsibility of the PNP Regional Training School headed by Supt. Noel Flores.
Cacdac said the first batch of recruits are composed of 210 males, now excluding Nieves, and 54 females who applied for membership in the regional police force last March.
He said the recruits were required to undergo rigorous screening which included physical agility test, neuro-psychological test, medical and dental examination, drug test and final board interview which was conducted by representatives from the women’s sector, the National Police Commission, the Department of Interior and Local Government, and the Regional Peace and Order Council representative.
Following Nieve’s death, however, Cacdac asked Camp Crame health service officials to also require police service applicants to also undergo blood smear and histopathology screening to ensure they are physically fit.
Cacdac identified the trainee as Nile El Chico Nieves who was pronounced dead at the Angeles University Foundation Medical Center (AUFMC) in Angeles City at about 12:30 a.m. last Sunday. Personnel from the PNP Regional Training School in Magalang town had rushed him to the hospital.
“I have directed Senior Supt. Ervin Gumban of the Regional Investigation and Detection Management Division (RIDMD) to investigate the case with utmost impartiality. I want to know what really happened,” Cacdac said.
Nieves collapsed during a formation drill at the said training school at about 3 p.m. last Saturday.
He was immediately brought to Balitucan District Hospital in San Fernando and moved the following day to the Angeles hospital which had better medical equipment.
Doctors at the AUFMC said Nieves died of cerebral malaria, masmodia and kidney failure. Cacdac also ordered Senior Supt. Elizabeth Milanesm, chief of the regional police’s health service here to look into the medical history of Nieves.
“I want to ascertain whether or not the victim was mishandled in any way,” Cacdac said.
Nieves was one of the 265 recruits who took their oath at the Camp Olivas parade grounds last July 1. They were the first batch of recruits from Central Luzon provinces this year. The police in the region plans to recruit a total of 930 more cops this year.
After the oath taking ceremony attended by families of the recruits and personnel of regional police last July 1, the recruits were handed over to the responsibility of the PNP Regional Training School headed by Supt. Noel Flores.
Cacdac said the first batch of recruits are composed of 210 males, now excluding Nieves, and 54 females who applied for membership in the regional police force last March.
He said the recruits were required to undergo rigorous screening which included physical agility test, neuro-psychological test, medical and dental examination, drug test and final board interview which was conducted by representatives from the women’s sector, the National Police Commission, the Department of Interior and Local Government, and the Regional Peace and Order Council representative.
Following Nieve’s death, however, Cacdac asked Camp Crame health service officials to also require police service applicants to also undergo blood smear and histopathology screening to ensure they are physically fit.
