Tell-tale signs of hazing found in Cavite farm
By Maricar Cinco, Marlon Ramos
The two cooks from a farm in Cavite province who brought the alleged hazing victim to the hospital are now “missing,” according to the police.
The two cooks from a farm in Cavite province who brought the alleged hazing victim to the hospital are now “missing,” according to the police.
Following the death of yet another San Beda College of Law student due to hazing, lawmakers on Wednesday discussed ways of protecting the youth from falling victim to violent initiation rites for fraternities.
Former Senator Joey Lina, author of the Anti-hazing law, blamed the weak implementation of the law for the continued deaths due to hazing.
The Senate will conduct a hearing, in aid of legislation, on the possibility of amending the existing laws on anti-hazing following the recent death of a San Beda College of Law freshman student in Cavite City on Tuesday.
The dreams of a freshman law student of San Beda College abruptly, violently ended on a farm in Dasmariñas City.
The Anti-Hazing Law of 1995 prohibits physical violence during initiation rites of fraternities and similar organizations and penalizes with life imprisonment activities that result in “death, rape, sodomy or mutilation.”
The family of a freshman from the San Beda College of Law who died allegedly after initiation rites of a fraternity urged the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday to launch a thorough investigation into the tragedy.
