{"id":494164,"date":"2025-12-10T14:07:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/abinader-leads-forty-eighth-graduation-of-64-new-pn-cadets\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:07:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:07:38","slug":"abinader-leads-forty-eighth-graduation-of-64-new-pn-cadets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/abinader-leads-forty-eighth-graduation-of-64-new-pn-cadets\/","title":{"rendered":"Abinader leads forty-eighth graduation of 64 new PN cadets"},"content":{"rendered":"San Crist\u00f3bal. –<\/strong> The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader,<\/a> led this Wednesday the graduation ceremony of the forty-eighth (XLVIII) promotion of cadets of the National Police, composed of 64 new officers, 53 male and 11 female, trained under the Transformation Model, focused on strengthening a modern, professional, transparent, and citizen-service-oriented police institution.\n\nAfter completing their four-year studies in academic, ethical, and operational training, graduates become graduates in Police Sciences of the “Jose Rufino Reyes Y Siancas” promotion, being promoted to the rank of second lieutenant.\n\nUpon his arrival at the esplanade of the Escuela para Cadetes Mayor General (r) Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix Rafael Hermida Gonz\u00e1lez, President Abinader, supreme authority of the Armed Forces and the National Police, was received with police honors of style, in charge of a Battalion commanded by Lieutenant Colonel M\u00e1ximo Mayovanet Contreras Bueno.\n\n\n

You can also read:<\/strong> Stephora’s family lawyers request to include more responsible parties and vary coercion measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe keynote speech was delivered by the director of the “Mayor General Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix Rafael Hermida Gonz\u00e1lez” School for Cadets, Colonel Julio Enmanuel Valenzuela Pe\u00f1a, who emphatically highlighted the decisive and constant support that President Luis Abinader has provided to the reform, modernization, and transformation of the National Police and emphasized that the president’s vision, his confidence in the process, and his permanent accompaniment have made it possible to strengthen training programs, renew institutional processes, and raise the ethical and professional standards with which future officers are prepared today.\n\nColonel Valenzuela Pe\u00f1a stated that thanks to the impetus of President Abinader, the school has evolved to respond to the current challenges of public security, incorporating new technologies, modern educational methods, and teaching focused on democratic values, human rights, and social responsibility. He added that this transformation has been decisive so that the graduates, graduates in Police Sciences and now second lieutenants, are prepared to provide a high-quality police service, as demanded by the citizenry.\n\nDuring his intervention, he also highlighted that the promotion of 64 cadets, including two from the Republic of Panama, completed eight semesters of training, along with an internship in different police departments and emphasized that this year, in addition, the institution celebrated the first Fair in Police Sciences, an academic space where students presented research and projects, consolidating the new training model promoted under this administration.\n\nThe director also thanked the support of the Ministry of Interior and Police, the director general of the National Police and the Board of Directors of Educational Modernization, noting that all these initiatives strengthen police education within the framework of the reform promoted by the Government. He also acknowledged the academic support of the Police Institute of Higher Education (IPES) and the international cooperation of Colombia, Chile, Honduras and Panama.\n\nFinally, he expressed his gratitude to the teachers, instructors, and administrative staff, and dedicated an emotional recognition to the cadets’ parents, before urging the new officers to exercise with honor, integrity, and commitment the uniform that distinguishes them today, after being sworn in by President Abinader.\n\nThe Head of State was accompanied by the Ministers of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Onofre Fern\u00e1ndez; of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Franklin Garc\u00eda Ferm\u00edn; the Deputy Minister of Interior Security, Antonio Palma, representing the Minister of Interior and Police, Faride Raful; the Director General of the National Police, Major General Ram\u00f3n Antonio Guzm\u00e1n Peralta and the Deputy Director General of the institution, General Juan Hilario Guzm\u00e1n Badia.\n\nIn the activity, the order of the day was read, the change of guard, the transfer of the flag guard, and the delivery of the academic cord, acts that firmly reflected the discipline, commitment, and solemnity of the graduation.\n\nThe religious invocation and blessing of the rings was carried out by police chaplain Nicol\u00e1s Joel Villa Fa\u00f1as, accompanied by Father V\u00edctor Tavarez.\n\nThe ceremony included a posthumous tribute with a moment of silence to the late former police chief, Major General (r) Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix Rafael Hermida Gonz\u00e1lez, a historical figure of the institution whose name honors the School for Cadets.\n\nPresident Abinader swore in the new officers and led the ceremonial handover of sabers, a symbol of the institutional commitment assumed by the cadets as police officers.\n\nDelivery of diplomas and recognitions\n\nThe Director General of the National Police, Major General Ram\u00f3n Antonio Guzm\u00e1n Peralta, presented the diplomas to the 64 graduates, with Kervin Lebr\u00f3n Novas being in charge of receiving them on behalf of his classmates.\n\nDuring the ceremony, cadets who excelled in their performance were also recognized. Kervin Lebr\u00f3n Novas received the merits for “Honor”, “Knowledge”, and “Gift of Command”, while Heridania P\u00e9rez Polanco was distinguished as an outstanding graduate.\n\nOther special awards included the “Police Spirit” merit, awarded to Jos\u00e9 Rafael V\u00e1squez Corpor\u00e1n; the “Discipline” merit, received by Wanda Reyes D\u00edaz; and the “Dignity” merit, given to Markin Rafael Monta\u00f1o Acosta.\n\nThese recognitions highlight the dedication, effort, and excellence of the new officers who are now joining the National Police to serve the citizenry.\n\n\n

Emotional moment<\/p>\n\n\nThe event was filled with emotion with the placing of the rings by the mothers of each of the cadets. The mothers of the cadets, all dressed in white, placed the rings on their sons, officially becoming cadets of the National Police, as a symbol of the achievement and sacrifice of their families.\n\nThe activity concluded with the traditional review, the interpretation of the National Police Anthem by the graduates, and the taking of the official photo of the promotion. Subsequently, President Abinader went to where the mothers of the graduates were to greet them personally, thank them for their dedication, and recognize the fundamental role they have played in the training of these new officers.\n\nAlso attending the event were the commanding generals of the Air Force, Major General Pilot Floreal Su\u00e1rez Mart\u00ednez; of the Dominican Republic Navy, Vice Admiral Juan Cris\u00f3stomo Mart\u00ednez; the president of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), Vice Admiral Jos\u00e9 Manuel Cabrera Ulloa; the Deputy Ministers of Defense for Military Affairs, Major General Miguel \u00c1ngel Rubio B\u00e1ez; of Defense for Naval and Coastal Affairs, Vice Admiral Agust\u00edn Alberto Morillo Rodr\u00edguez; of Defense for Air and Space Affairs, Major General Aviation Technician Carlos Ram\u00f3n Febrillet Rodr\u00edguez.\n\nSimilarly, the interim rector of the Instituto Policial de Educaci\u00f3n Superior (IPES), Colonel Aida Valdez Liranzo; the director of the Escuela para Cadetes de la Polic\u00eda Nacional, Colonel Julio Enmanuel Valenzuela Pe\u00f1a; the Executive Commissioner for Police Reform, Luis Ernesto Garc\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez; the executive director of Police Educational Reform, Mu-Kien Adriana Sang Ben; the ambassador of Chile in the Dominican Republic, Axel Eduardo Cabrera; the infantry colonel of the Navy, Jos\u00e9 de Jes\u00fas G\u00f3mez Castellanas of the Republic of Colombia and the Charg\u00e9 d’Affaires of the Republic of Honduras, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Lorenzana.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

San Crist\u00f3bal. – The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, led this Wednesday the graduation ceremony of the forty-eighth (XLVIII) promotion of cadets of the National Police, composed of 64 new officers, 53 male and 11 female, trained under the Transformation Model, focused on strengthening a modern, professional, transparent, and citizen-service-oriented police institution. After completing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-494164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-24yo","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Paola Castillo","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-paola-castillo-f-96x96.jpg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494164\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}