The Anti-Hazing Act of 1995, also known as Republic Act No.

8049 is a national legislation in the Philippines regulating the act of hazing and other initiation
rites in fraternities and sororities in the country. It prohibits and penalizes physical harm and violence in such practices.

Background[edit]
The Anti-Hazing Act was passed as a response to the death of Leonardo Villa in 1991. Villa died from multiple injuries when he underwent hazing rites by
the Aquila Legis, a fraternity of law students at the Ateneo de Manila University. Two decades later in 2012, the Supreme Court of the Philippines found five
members of the fraternity guilty of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide. The Anti-Hazing Act couldn't be applied to the five since it was still yet to be enacted
as law when Villa died.[1]

Convictions[edit]
By 2017, only 1 conviction has been made under the Anti-Hazing Act which was in 2015 when two Alpha Phi Omega members were found guilty for the death of
Marlon Villanueva, a University of the Philippines Los Baños student, in 2006[2]

Proposed amendments[edit]
Bills to amend the Anti-Hazing Act has been passed in both the Upper and Lower House. In 2016, Majority leader Tito Sotto passed Senate Bill 223 which aims to
impose the maximum penalty for violators under the influence of alcohol and illegal drugs as well as if a non-resident or alumni fraternity member present during
the hazing rites.[2]
Both Win Gatchalian's Senate Bill 199 and Bagong Henerasyon party-list representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy's House Bill 3467 seeks to ban all forms of hazing,
only allowing initiation rites which do not inflict physical or psychological harm. Gatchalian's bill also proposes to impose stiffer penalties and fine to non-resident
and intoxicated members involved in hazing, additional fine if hazing results to death, mutilation, rape, and sodomy, and requiring schools to conduct awareness
campaign on hazing.[2]
2000s[edit]
Date of death Victim Organization Institution Notes

Philippine Military [16]

2000 Ace Bernabe Ekid Military hazing
Academy

Edward Domingo underwent a fatal hazing for his entry to the level PMA
Philippine Military upperclassman. Two cadets were given the sentence homicide by the Baguio City
March 10, 2001 Edward Domingo Class hazing
Academy Regional Trial Court for killing Domingo. The decision is also the first time that a
civilian court convicted cadets of the Philippine Military Academy.[16][17]

Philippine Military [16]

2001 Monico de Guzman Military hazing
Academy
 Date of death Victim Organization Institution Notes

Philippine
[16]
2001 Fernando Balidoy Military hazing Merchant Marine
Academy

Far Eastern [5][16]

2001 Rafael Root Albano Sigma Mu
University

Casanayan
[16]
2003 Emerson Berry Jr. Beta Sigma Rho National High
School

Kapatiran ng mga
St. Therese – MTC [16]
2006 Dan Robert Talibutab Kabataang
Colleges - Magdalo
Kriminolohiya

Technological
[16][18]
March 3, 2006 Clark Anson Silverio Tau Gamma Phi University of the
Philippines

Villanueva died during initiation rites conducted at the Villa Novaliches Resort in
University of the Barangay Pansol of Calamba, Laguna.[3]
January 14, 2006 Marlon Villanueva Alpha Phi Omega Philippines Los
Baños The case of Villanueva saw the first conviction under the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995. Two
Alpha Phi Omega members were sentenced to reclusion perpetua in a 2015
decision.[19][20]

Pamantasan ng
[5][21]
August 18, 2006 Dennis Africa Tau Gamma Phi Lungsod ng
Muntinlupa

Capiz State [9][16][22]

May 6, 2006 Jan Angelo Dollete Alpha Phi Omega
University

August 27, 2007 Cris Mendez Sigma Rho University of the [5][23]

Philippines
 Date of death Victim Organization Institution Notes

Diliman

Central Luzon [5][24]

January 28, 2007 Mark Rodriguez Tau Gamma Phi
State University

[25][26]
August 2, 2008 Chester Paulo Abracias Tau Gamma Phi Enverga University

Tau Gamma
Karl Anthony Holy Cross of [16]
2009 Phi/Tau Gamma
Gaudicos Davao College
Sigma

Lyceum of the
John Daniel [16]
2009 Tau Gamma Phi Philippines
Samparanda
University–Cavite

November 14, Glacy Monique Scouts Royale [16][27]

No information
2009 Dimaranan Brotherhood

Scouts Royale [5][16][28]

October 2009 Elvis Sinaluan No information
Brotherhood

2010s[edit]
Date of death Victim Organization Institution Notes

Kapatiran ng mga
[5][25]
July 18, 2010 Menardo Clamucha Jr. Kabataang University of Iloilo
Kriminolohiya

University of [5][16][25]
August 15, 2010 EJ Karl Initia Alpha Phi Omega
Makati

DepEd Alternative [5][16][25]

October 27, 2010 Noel Borja Jr. Tau Gamma Phi
Learning System
 Date of death Victim Organization Institution Notes

September 15, Notre Dame of [5][25]

Nor Silongan Tau Gamma Phi
2011 Tacurong College

[5][16][29]
February 19, 2012 Marvin Reglos Lambda Rho Beta San Beda College

Lex Leonum [30]

July 30, 2012 Marc Andre Marcos San Beda College
Fraternitas

Maritime Academy
[16]
2013 John Mark Dugan Collegiate hazing of Asia and the
Pacific

De La Salle–
[31]
June 28, 2014 Guillo Servando Tau Gamma Phi College of Saint
Benilde

Southern Luzon [5][32]

November 2, 2014 Ariel Inofre Tau Gamma Phi
State University

Fortunato Halili Dela Cruz died during a hazing rite involving the True Brown Style (TBS) gang in Santa
June 24, 2015 Christian Dela Cruz True Brown Style
High School Maria, Bulacan.[33] The victim is from Fortunato Halili High School.[5]

September 30, Western Mindanao [34]p

Anthony Javierp Tau Gamma Phi
2015 State University

September 17, University of Santo [35]

Horacio Castillo III Aegis Juris
2017 Tomas

A 20-year-old cadet Darwin Dormitorio was brought to the hospital after complaining of
September 18, Philippine Military stomach pain. He succumbed from the internal bleeding in the stomach cause by blunt
Darwin Dormitorio Unknown
2019 Academy force trauma.[36] Few days later, it was confirmed by the police that Dormitorio was a
victim of hazing.[37]