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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1283 
Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
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Fraternity violence has destroyed many promising young men and hurled 
them to their graves. 
Republic Act No. 8049, more popularly known as the Anti-Hazing Law, 
prohibits physical violence during initiation rites and metes penalties ranging from 
prision correccional to reclusion perpetua should the person subjected to hazing 
or other forms of initiation rites suffer any physical injury, dies or is raped. 
The law, however, has not deterred physical harm or death of applicants 
of fraternities, sororities, and organizations. In fact, there are groups whose 
memberships are based on the applicant's acceptance of phYSical violence or 
sexual abuse. Women in these groups are given a choice of hirap 0 sarap - a 
choice of beatings or sex with thE) male members. 
What is worse is that non-members of fraternities or sororities, the so-
called "barbarians," have often fallen prey to fraternity violence -- violence elicited 
by a brotherhood which many believe to have degenerated into a barbaric gang. 
Mass communications student, Nino Calinao, a non-fraternity member, suffered 
this fate when he was slayed near a fraternity hangout. Students believe that it 
was a case of mistaken identity. 
All these incidents of fraternity violence emphasize the need to strengthen 
the existing mechanism for deterrence of the commission of crimes in the 
conduct of fraternity, sorority, confraternity and organization initiation rites. This 
bill answers that need. It amends Republic Act No. 8049 to provide rules of 
conduct of initiation rites and compels officers and members of the fraternity, 
sorority, confraternity or organization who actually participated in the infliction of 
physical harm or caused the death of an individual due to hazing to shoulder all 
actual damages including up to double the amount of loss of future income of the 
individual. The officers and members of the fraternity, sorority, confraternity or 
organization shall also suffer imprisonment -prision correcional to reclusion 
perpetua depending on the gravity of their offense. 
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The immediate passage of this bill is fervently called for. 
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Senate Bill No, 12 8 3 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT 
TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING MECHANISM FOR DETERRENCE 
TO THE COMMISSION OF CRIME IN THE CONDUCT OF FRATERNITY, SORORITY, 
CONFRATERNITY AND ORGANIZATION INITIATION RITES, AMENDING FOR THE 
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER EIGHT THOUSAND AND FORTY NINE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Republic Act Number Eight Thousand and Forty Nine is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
SECTION 1. GENERAL WELFARE. - THE FRATERNITY, SORORITY, 
CONFRATERNITY 
OR 
ORGANIZATION 
SHALL, 
EXERCISE 
THE 
RIGHTS 
EXPRESSLY GRANTED UNDER EXISTING LAWS, THEREFROM, AS WELL AS 
DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS NECESSARY, APPROPRIATE, OR INCIDENTAL FOR ITS 
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE EXISTENCE, AND THOSE WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL 
TO THE PROMOTION OF GENERAL WELFARE. THE FRATERNITY, SORORITY, 
CONFRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION SHALL ENSURE AND SUPPORT, AMONG 
OTHER THINGS, THE PRESERVATION, ENRICHMENT AND RESPECT FOR 
HUMAN LIFE AND DIGNITY, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE 
TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, IMpROVE PUBLIC MORALS, ENCOURAGE AND 
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, 
MAINTAIN 
PEACE AND 
ORDER, 
AND 
PRESERVE THE 
COMFORT AND 
CONVENIENCE OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE REST OF SOCIETY, 
SECTION 2. [Section 1.] DEFINITION OF HAZING. - xxx 
SECTION 3. [Section 2,] ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OF INITIATION RITES. 
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SECTION 4. RULES OF CONDUCT OF INITIATION RITES. -
THE 
FRATERNITY, 
SORORITY, 
CONFRATERNITY 
OR 
ORGANIZATION 
IS 
MANDATED UNDER THIS ACT, TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES OF 
CONDUCT OF INITIATION RITES: 
1, ANY FORM OF PHYSICA~ CONTACT, AND ANY WILLFUL ACT, DIRECTLY 
OR INDIRECTLY PURSUED BY ANY MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THE 
FRATERNITY, SORORITY, CONFRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION, TO 
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INFLICT PHYSICAL HARM AND/OR INJURY UPON THE NEOPHYTE(S) IS 
STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 
2. PARENTAL CONSENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF A 
PARTICULAR 
FRATERi'jITY, 
SORORITY, 
CONFRATERNITY 
OR 
ORGANIZATION AND/OR TO UNDERGO THE PROCESS OF INITIATION 
RITE IF THE APPLICANT IS BELOW TWENTY ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE. 
PARENTAL CONSENT SHALL BE GIVEN THROUGH A SIGNED LETTER FOR 
HIS/HER SON/DAUGHTER STIPULATING EITHER OF THE PARENT'S 
VOLUNTARY APPROVAL. 
3. THE FRATERNITY, SORORITY, CONFRATERNITY, OR ORGANIZATION 
SHALL EMPLOY THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF AT LEAST TWO (2) OF ITS 
ADVISERS DURING THE CONDUCT OF INITIATION RITE. 
4. THE FRATERNITY, SORORITY, CONFRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION 
SHALL PROVIDE ADEQUATE LOGISTIC PREPARATIONS SUCH AS BUT 
NOT LIMITED TO FIRST-AID SERVICES AND THE DEPLOYMENT AND/OR 
EMPLOYMENT 
OF 
AT' LEAST 
ONE 
(1) 
REGISTERED 
MEDICAL 
PRACTITIONER DURING THE CONDUCT OF INITIATION RITE. 
5. PRIOR TO THE FORMAL ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION OF THE 
APPLICANT TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE NEOPHYTE(S) SHALL SUBJECT 
HIMSELF/HERSELF TO A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AS WELL AS 
PHYSIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION, RESULTS OF WHICH DULY ATTESTED 
AND SIGNED BY REGITER'ED PRACTITIONERS OF BOTH SHALL BE MADE 
AVAILABLE AND SUBMITTED TO THE HEAD OF THE FRATERNITY, 
SORORITY, CONFRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION CONDUCTING THE 
INITIATION RITES. 
6. THE FRATERNITY, SORORITY, CONFRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION IS 
ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED FROM EMPLOYMENT OF ANY FORM OF 
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR ANY ACTION, MOTIVE OR IMMINENT PLAN 
LEADING TO SUCH BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE CONDUCT OF 
INITIATION RITE. 
7. THE FRATERNITY, SORORITY, CONFRATERNITY OR ORGANIZATION 
SHALL MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY REQUISITES FOR APPLICATION, 
HEREIN STIPULATED AND DEFINED KNOWN TO THE APPLICANT(S) 
BEFORE THE START OF ORIENTATION AND FORMAL INTRODUCTION OF 
THE APPLICANT TO THE ORGANIZATION. 
SECTION 
5. 
[Section 
3] 
RESPONSIBILITY 
OF 
SCHOOL 
OR 
ORGANIZATION. - xxx 
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SECTION 6. [Section 4] LIABILITIES OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS; 
PENALTIES. - xxx 
a) xxx 
xxx 
h) xxx 
IF THE PERSON SUBJECTED TO HAZING OR OTHER FORMS OF 
INITIATION RITES SUFFERS ANY PHYSICAL INJURY OR DIES AS A 
RESULT THEREOF, THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE FRATERNITY, 
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SORORITY, 
CONFRATERNITY 
OR 
ORGANIZATION 
WHO ACTUALLY 
PARTICIPATED IN THE INFLICTION OF PHYSICAL HARM OR CAUSED THE 
PERSON'S DEATH OR WHO WAS PRESENT DURING SUCH PROCEEDING 
BUT WHO DID NOT TAKE' STEPS TO PREVENT THE INFLICTION OF THE 
HARM SHALL SHOULDER ALL ACTUAL DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY THE 
APPLICANT INCLUDING UP TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF LOST FUTURE 
INCOME. 
LOST FUTURE INCOME REPRESENTS THE LOSS OF EARNING 
CAPACITY OF THE VICTIM EITHER BY VIRTUE OF DEATH OR TOTAL 
DISABILITY. 
IT SHALL BE COMPUTED BY THE COURT BASED ON BUT 
NOT LIMITED TO THE PERSON'S STATE OF HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL 
ATTAINMENT, 
NATURE OF 
OCCUPATION WHETHER EXISTING OR 
PROSPECTIVE, AND OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT DEPENDENTS. 
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SECTION 7. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. -
THE 
SECRETARY OF JUSTICE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE THE 
NECESSARY GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT THE AFORESAID SECTIONS IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LAWS. 
SECTION 2. [Section 5] SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - xxx 
SECTION 3. [Section 6] REPEALING CLAUSE - xxx 
SECTION 4. [Section 7] EFFECTIVITY - xxx 
Approved, 
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