ILOILO CITY — A total of 244 aspirants from Panay island are scheduled to take the annual Cadet Admission Test of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), slated to be held at the Iloilo National High School in La Paz district here on Sunday.
In a press conference on Wednesday, 1st Class Cadet Markelly Laganipa, a native of Barangay Pili, Ajuy, Iloilo, said the 244 aspirants are just part of about 14,000 applicants nationwide who will take the exam.
However, he said, only 350 examinees will be chosen to join the PNPA. “We are hoping that there will be new cadets who will be qualified from our area,” he added.
The exam will be conducted from 7 a.m. to noontime, said 2nd Class Cadet Rey-Ann Tenala, a native of Lapaz, Iloilo City. She, however, encouraged the examinees to come as early as 6 a.m.
Twelve PNPA cadets, who are natives of Western Visayas, will proctor the exam, which will include communication skills, logical reasoning ability, math and sciences, general information and current events.
“If (examinees) do not have their notice of examination yet, they could come on Saturday (Oct. 27) from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.,” Tenala said, advising examinees not to forget to bring their identification card, 2×2 and 1×1 pictures, black ballpen, pencil, and eraser.
The PNPA is the premiere public safety institution that hones the country’s future leaders in the police, jail management and penology, and fire protection services.
Qualified examinees will enjoy a full scholarship grant for the cadetship program with pay and allowances while undergoing training and education for four years.
During their graduation, they will be conferred a degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety and will automatically be given the rank of fire/jail/police inspector.
They are also assured of employment after graduation in the Tri-Bureau Service: Fire Protection, Jail Management and Penology, and the National Police.
Laganipa, who is graduating next year, assured that he will uphold the rules and regulations of the PNP once he becomes a successful public safety officer. (Cindy Ferrer/PNA)
