4 frat members nabbed for hazing
Four fraternity members were arrested after they were caught performing hazing rites on two new members in barangay Cabancalan, Mandaue City, last Monday afternoon.
Police said Roberto Querobin, 19; Benjie Benue, 23; Vernon Victorio, 19; and Romel Bula, 23—all from Lapu-Lapu City—are members of the Alpha Kappa Rho fraternity.
A concerned citizen called the police to report an ongoing initiation rites in a vacant lot.
Police rushed to the area and caught the four men striking Alex Colina, 19, and Tisa Longcop, 19, with a paddle.
Police said Colina and Longcop, who are students of a computer school in Mandaue, had bruises in the back of their thighs.
Police seized two black wooden paddles, a blue notebook and two handkerchiefs.
Article continues after this advertisementThe four fraternity members will be charged for physical injuries and violation of the anti-hazing law, said police.