Bureau 5: The Academy Years (Volume I: The First Salute)

Five young men from different corners of Escolta enter the Manila Police Academy carrying nothing but dreams, determination - and more baggage than their duffel bags can hold.

There is Miguel "Migs" Serrano who dreams of honoring a father he barely remembers. The stoic and deadpan Victor "Vic" Dela Peña who quietly carries the hopes of the father who raised him alone. The handsome and charming Antonio "Tony" Delgado III who talks his way into almost every kind of trouble imaginable.

The kind and gentle Ramon "Mon" Rivera who believes kindness belongs even in the toughest profession, and lastly - the young, bratty, and energetic Andres "Andy" Dela Cruz who hides far more about his life than anyone realizes.

Accidentally assigned to the rundown and troublesome Dorm Seven, the five cadets must learn to live together and survive relentless drills, impossible examinations, unforgettable instructors, endless punishments, squeaky beds, malfunctioning windows, late-night study sessions - all while unknowingly building a friendship that grow stronger with every challenge they face.

Between laughter, discipline, heartbreak and countless ordinary days that slowly become extraordinary - they begin discovering that becoming a police officer is about far more than uniforms and medals - it is about loyalty, sacrifice, compassion, and the people who stand beside you when no one else will.

Before Bureau 5 became the legendary detectives of Escolta...
They were simply five nervous first-year cadets learning how to salute and survive Academy life.

Every great partnership has a beginning.
This is theirs.