𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪 𝘈𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘢 𝘕𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯 is living proof that dreams deferred are not dreams denied. She is a native of Santa Cruz, Laguna, where her dreams were honed first by the guidance of her mother, a single parent, Sharon Nacion, and her grandmother, Lola Odie, together with her aunt, Tita Ghia, who became the biggest inspiration to her. She takes real pride in her hometown; she brings the values and strength that shaped the women who raised her.
𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘬 6 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘕𝘗𝘈 𝘚𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘎𝘓𝘈𝘞𝘐𝘕 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 2025— her journey to the uniform was defined not just by perseverance but also by courage, self-awareness, and quiet strength.
Her path began much earlier. She learned of the academy at 9 when her Tita Ghia brought her to witness the commencement exercise of the Oman Silang Class of 2008. Police Cadet Nacion’s interest was struck by the marching cadets wearing their Full-Dress White, standing tall and proud as they graduated. This served as her inspiration and motivated her to study well.
She first applied to the Philippine National Police Academy in 2016, at 17. She reached the final list for oath taking, but in a rare and brave exercise of maturity, she decided to stand down. As she understood she wasn’t quite there yet — physically, mentally, or emotionally — she chose to bide her time, unwilling to squander the opportunity until she could give her whole self to the calling.
In 2018, she graduated with a BS Criminology degree and took the Criminologist Licensure Exam in December, securing an exemplary 88%. While not making the national top 10, she continued to seek opportunities, even to the final interview stage in her application to join the police force through the PRO4A Camp Vicente Lim in CALABARZON. But she came up just short again — omitted from the final list even though she had the best intentions.
Years later, after she had come of age and her last chance due to the academy’s age limit, she reapplied at 22. This time, Police Cadet Nacion was ready—with life experience, commitment, and a desire to serve.
Within the academy, she had perhaps her hardest test when she was turned back during her third-class, second semester. The most difficult part was not being delayed; it was going home and telling her mother that she would not be graduating alongside her classmates. But her mother’s reassuring words were her anchor: “𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘸𝘪 𝘬𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘢. 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪 𝘮𝘰 𝘱𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢.”
It was the inspiration of her mother above all that drove her to never give up. “𝘚𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰, 𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘪,”her mother always told her. And this advice has boosted her morale, particularly when she got back to the academy and her resolution was to do her best, aiming nothing but just to graduate this time.
For her, going back to the academy was not a difficult decision to make. That meant she would have to start again: to get into a new class, to prove herself from scratch. But it was the only one she knew she could make. When she returned to the academy, it wasn’t only with both barrels blazing, but with the realization that each and every step taken forward was a victory, no matter how small.’ As her former tactical officer, PMAJ GALICIA, once said “𝘋𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘯”.
Her epic comeback led her to be a consistent topnotcher of her class. She was determined enough to fill the gaps through academic excellence. Thus, the readmitted cadets can use POLICE CADET NACION’S story as inspiration and a reminder, as she is living proof that a second chance can lead us to greatness. “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯,”as she always says, because God’s rejection is God’s redirection. A dream delayed is not a dream denied.
She also sees her struggles as a blessing in disguise, as everything she went through has brought her to where she is now, stronger and more determined than before. Further, she is now the legacy of her hometown, Santa Cruz, Laguna, where the dreams of a little Chanchai started.
𝘗𝘖𝘓𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘊𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘛 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘐 𝘈𝘊𝘖𝘉𝘈 𝘕𝘈𝘊𝘐𝘖𝘕 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 — 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘐𝘕𝘈𝘎𝘓𝘈𝘞𝘐𝘕 𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘚𝘚 𝘖𝘍 2025, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬.
Source: Kalasag-PNPA Corps Publication
