CHR hits school violence in wake of ROTC cadet’s death in Iloilo

A security guard found the body of Willy Amihoy slumped in the toilet of the school dormitory. A school mate, Elmer Decilao (right) was jailed for the killing. (Photo by JOEL FRANCO / Inquirer Visayas)

MANILA, Philippines — “Violence should never be allowed in schools and universities.”

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said this in a statement issued on Tuesday following the death of Willy Amihoy, a student and Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadet at the Iloilo State College of Fisheries (ISCOF) in Dumaguete, Iloilo.

On Monday, Amihoy was found dead inside a toilet after an altercation with Elmer Decilao, ROTC corps commander of their school.

Decilao was detained at the Dumangas Municipal Police Station to face charges over the death of Amihoy.

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The CHR lamented that both students were under ROTC training, which was meant to improve one’s physical and social well-being.

“It is unfortunate that both were under a national program meant to develop physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being,” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said.

The CHR also urged the government to allow due process to determine the “appropriate sanctions to the perpetrator of the crime.” /atm