After 36 deaths made the news and the enactment of legal guidelines to stop extra killings, hazing continues to be a part of fraternity initiations.
According to Mark Salazar’s particular report on “24 Oras”, the hunt for justice for the family members of hazing victims has additionally confirmed to be extended and arduous regardless of the legal guidelines handed in opposition to the observe.
The Philippines enacted the Anti-Hazing Law in 1995 a couple of years after the demise in 1991 of Lenny Villa, a scholar on the Ateneo legislation college.
In 2018 after the demise of the University of Sto. Tomas scholar Horacio Castillo III, Republic Act No. 11053 was handed to provide the anti-hazing measure extra tooth with imprisonment of as much as 40 years and penalties of as much as P3 million.
Watch the “24 Oras” particular report for extra particulars on why hazing persists and the way the family members of the victims have suffered. —NB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
