They couldn’t shape up—they shipped out. Of the 363 applicants for the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) batch 2017, 101 couldn’t go through the prescribed daily dozen drills. The drills called for stamina, flexibility and strength to carry one’s own body weight. In a mere two days of such physical regimen, they were gasping for breath like beached whales.

So they packed their bags, called it quits.

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