The Philippine Army has ordered a thorough investigation into the alleged suicide inside Fort Bonifacio of an Army junior officer who graduated from the Philippine Military Academy last year.
Second Lieutenant Stephanie R. Rebellon was found lying down in the comfort room of her quarters with a gunshot wound in the head at around 11 a.m. on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the office of Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad on Tuesday.
Rebellon, a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy “Bagsik Diwa” Class of 2022, was rushed to the Army General Hospital in Fort Bonifacio, but was declared dead upon her arrival by an attending physician.
Trinidad said the 25-year-old female officer was assigned at the headquarters of the Civil-Military Operation Regiment (CMOR) at Fort Bonifacio, and was undergoing orientation for her future role in CMOR’s Civil and Public Affairs Center.
Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. has ordered a thorough and impartial internal investigation into the incident.
“CMOR was directed to look into all possible angles of the incident as it conducts a thorough and impartial probe,” Trinidad said.
Brawner also assured the Army’s close coordination and cooperation with the Philippine National Police in its investigation into the case.
Trinidad said the Army deeply condoles with the family and loved ones of the late junior officer.