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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS) jy Zo rm |
Second Regular Session
House Bil No,__ 4692

Introduced by Rep. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Anti-Hazing Law (R.A. 8049) was for the purpose of deterring the violence and
cruelty imposed upon recruits, neophytes or applicants. Yet in recent years serious injuries
and even deaths were caused by fratemities, sororities, and similar organizations. More
recently, it has brought another untimely death of Guillo Cesar Servando, a native of Bacolod
City, whose young life was wasted by the practice of inhumanity and bestial manner of
initiating one’s participation to the absurd claim of brotherhood.

‘Thus, there is a need to further strengthen the deterrent element of the Anti-Hazing
‘Law such that upon application in the conduct of initiation rites, the officers of the fraternity,
sorority or organization and the persons responsible in the conduct of the initiation must
already be known in their written notice under oath to the school, authority or the head of the
organization. Also, psychological suffering must be included as among the injuries inflicted
and/or suffered by the victim with the penalty provided therefor. The present law simply
emphasizes physical injury while in most instances psychological injury will necessarily be
suffered by the victim especially to those whose psychological make-up may not be as strong
as the others.

Further, the hazing normally starts from a mode of recruitment that pressures exerted
upon the recruit cannot be discounted, let alone the infliction of threat, intimidation, or any
form of vexation is exerted simply to win the acquiescence of the recruit although unwillingly
accepted against his / her will. In such event, the Anti-Hazing Law needs amendment so that
the persistent and repeated attempts to recruit someone who had already refused on two (2)
occasions to such invitation to join a fratemity, sorority or similar organization with the
commission of threat, intimidation, or any form of vexation shall become a criminal offense
against the recruiter. This is to solidify the element of deterrence in the commission of
hazing or the violation of the Anti-Hazing Law.

As such, the approval of this Bill is eamestly sought.

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REP. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA
Lone District, Bacolod City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 4692

Introduced by Rep. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO, 8049 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS.
AN ACT REGULATING HAZING AND OTHER FORMS OF INITIATION RITES
IN FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR, BY AMENDING SECTION 2 AND
BYADDING SECTION 2-A IN PROVIDING PENALTY IN VIOLATION OF
SECTION 2, AND BY ADDING SECTION 4 (9) IN PROVIDING PENALTIES BY
REASON OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY SUFFERED BY THE VICTIM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 8049 is hereby amended to read as
follows:

Section 2, No hazing or initiation rites in any form or
manner by a fraternity, sorority or organization shall be allowed
without prior written notice to the school authorities or head of
organization seven (7) days before the conduct of such initiation.
‘The written notice shall indicate the specific place with complete

address where the initiation rites shall be conducted, the period of
the initiation activities which shall not exceed three (3) days, shall

include the names of those to be subjected to such activities, the
names of the incumbent officers of the fraternity, sorority or
organization and any person or persons that will take charge in the
conduct of the ties, and shall further contain an
undertaking that no physical or psychological violence be
employed: by anybody during such initiation rites. Provided that
the written notice shall be under oath with a declaration that it has
been posted in the official school bulletin board, the bulletin board
of the office of the fraternity, sorority, or organization, and two
other conspicuous places in the school or in the premises of the
organization and shall be posted from the time of the submission of
the written notice to the school authorities or head of organization
and shall only be removed from its posting three (3) davs after the
conduct of the initiation rites. Provided further that the school,
organization, fraternity, or sorority shall provide for their
respective bulletin boards for the purpose of this section.



Section 2-A. It shall be unlawful for any person to
intimidate, threaten, force, or to employ or administer any form of
vexation against another person for the purpose of recruitment in
joining or promoting a particular fraternity, sorority, or
tion, The persistent and repeated proposal or invitation
made to a person who had twice refused to participate or join the
proposed fraternity, sorority or organization shall be a prima facie
vexation for purposes of this section, Provided further that
violation of this section shall be punished by prision correccional in
its minimum period (6 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4 months).

SECTION 2, Section 4 of Republic Act No. 8049 shall be amended by adding
paragraph 9 thereof to read as follows:

Section 4 (9) The penalty of prision correccional in its
medium period (2 years 4 months and ! day to 4 years and 2
months) if as a the consequence of the hazing the victim sustained
psychological injuries or would require psychological therapy or
treatment even if the victim continues to engage in his habitual
activity,

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SECTION 3.  Separability Clause. ~ If any provision of this Act is declared
invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall
continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 4. — Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
‘executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or
inconsistent with any provision of this Act as hereby amended or modified accordinaly.

SECTION 5, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,