By Claro A. Lanipa
PAGADIAN CITY – The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) will once again administer the annual Cadet Admission Test for Cadetship Program for the Bachelor of Science in Public Safety (BSPS) Class of 2019.
PNPA Director PCSupt. Armando Estepa Ramolete said application is now open to interested applicants. Deadline of submission of application is on September 26, 2014 and the examination is scheduled on October 26, 2014 in 27 test centers nationwide. For Region IX the test center will be in Zamboanga City.
PCSupt. Ramolete said applicants must be natural-born Filipino citizen; 18 years old and not more than 22 years old on April 15, 2015; single with no parental obligation; at least high school graduate upon application; at least 5 feet and 4 inches for male and 5 feet and 2 inches for female; physically and mentally fit for cadetship training; with good moral character (no criminal, administrative and civil derogatory record).
Without pending complaint and/or case before any tribunal of whatever nature; not a former cadet of the PNPA or other similar institutions and not have been dismissed from any private or government employment position for cause, Ramolete added.
Applicants must pass the PNPA Cadet Admission Test, medical, psychological and psychiatric examinations, agility test and interview, Ramolete said.
High school veledictorians and salutatorians, and college cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude are exempted from taking the written Cadet Admission Test, provided, he or she shall apply and submit the application form with certification of honor from his or her school to reach PNPA Registrar’s Office before September 26, 2014.
Interested applicants may submit their accomplished application forms together with the pre-paid LBC Airvelop Regular/N-Pouch or self stamped window envelope to the Office of the Registrar or mail to the Director (Attn: Registrar), Philippine National Police Academy, Camp General Mariano N. Castaneda, Silang Cavite 4129.
Application forms can be downloaded at www.pnpa.edu.ph. or visit PIA-9 Regional Office at P. Urro Street, San Francisco District, Pagadian City.
