Solons condemn hazing death of criminology student

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers on Friday condemned another alleged hazing death at the hands of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity.

Ahldryn Bravante, a student of the Philippine College of Criminology, was found dead after undergoing initiation rites last Monday. Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua lamented the fact that criminology students were allegedly behind the deed.

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“Compounding the horror is the fact that Bravante and his killers are criminology students. These criminology students have a grotesque idea of what criminology is and what they supposedly aspired to be,” said Chua in a statement.

Chua also said that the frat members should not only be expelled from the Philippine College of Criminology, but they should also be banned from working in armed personnel services.

“They should also be barred from applying to take any of the entrance examinations to the country’s military and uniformed services. The armed services do not need human rights violators and murderers like them,” said Chua.

Another lawmaker urged a quick response from the proper authorities.

“I ask the Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation to include their determination of the liability of the leadership of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity at the national and local chapter in the killing of Bravante because there seems to be a systemic evil that pervades within their organization,” said Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera.

This was not the first hazing death associated with the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity. Guillo Cesar Servando was killed in 2014 after undergoing the fraternity’s initiation rites.

Furthermore, early this year, Adamson University John Matthew Salilig allegedly died in Tau Gamma Phi’s hazing rituals.

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