THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILUPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The practice of ritual abuse among social groups is poorly understood. This is 
partly due to the secretive nature of the activities, especially within collegiate fraternities 
and sororities, and in part a result of long-term acceptance of hazing. 
It would be more difficult to make such a case in favor of hazing ceremonies in 
academic bodies and social clubs, where the origin is imitating discipline in substitute 
households and internal teaching. Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute 
harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; 
sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. The term can refer to either mental 
or physical practices. 
Hazing is a national problem that occurs in high schools, colleges, and other 
settings. 
Hazing is often used as a method to promote group loyalty and camaraderie 
through shared suffering, either with fellow participants, past participants’ or both. 
Anti hazing laws and policies do exist in many individual schools. And society 
would be hard-pressed to find a school, college or university without a very clear anti 
hazing policy in place. But just because there are policies and laws it doesn’t mean 
students know about or abide by them. 
No one intends the harm that sometimes happens at hazing rituals, but the same is 
true for bullying - and it can have harmful consequences. Even the most benign types of 
hazing can easily go awry, turning ugly and sometimes dangerous. 
While majority of hazing cases go unreported, there have been several incidents 
where neophytes of fraternities have been severely injured or even killed. But still may 
have been injured permanently in body and mind. 
While being part of a campus group can be one of the most meaningful aspects of 
student life, hazing and serious problem that undermines the value of these experiences 
for may individuals. Although hazing is not unique we believe that it is important to 
examine these practices explicitly in an attempt to overcome the secrecy that perpetuates 
them. 
Hence, the immediate passage ofthis bill is 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF TEE ) 
REPUBLIC OF “HE PHILIPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
S.B. No. 25@7 
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT STRENGTHENING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8049 KNOWN AS AN ACT 
REGULATING HAZING AND OTHER FORMS OF ZNlTIATION RITES IN 
FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND 
PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representative of the Philippmes in 
Congress Assembled: 
Section 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8049 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1. Hazing, as used in this Act, IS AN OFTEN RITUALISTIC TEST, an 
initiation rite, practice OR PERSECUTION OF PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF A 
GROUP as a prerequisite for admission into membership in a fraternity, sorority or 
organization by placing the recruit, neophyte or applicant in some embarrassing or 
humiliating situations such as HARASSMENT, ABUSE, forcing him to do mental, silly, 
foolish and other similar tasks or activities or otherwise subjecting him to physical or 
psychological suffering or injury AND MENTAL FORMS OF HAZING. 
The term “organization” shall include club or the Armed Forces of the 
Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Military Academy, or officer and 
cadet corp. of the Citizen’s Military Training and Citizen’s Army Training. The physical, 
mental and psychological fitness of prospective regular members are the Armed Forces of 
the Philippines and the Philippine National Police as approved by the Secretary of the 
National Defense and the National Police Commission duly recommended by the chief of 
S t a ,  Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Director General of the Philippine 
National Police shall not considered as hazing for the purpose of this Act. 
Section 2. 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 notice to the school authorities or 
head of the organization seven days before the conduct of such initiation. The written 
notice shall indicate the period of the initiation activities, THE PLACE WHERE THE 
INITIATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED which shall not exceed three 
(3) days, shall include the names of those to be subjected to such activities, 
INCLUDING THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, 
SORORITY AND FRATERNITY, WHO WILL PARTICIPATE THEREIN and 
shall firther contain an undertaking that no physical violence be employed by anybody 


during such initiation rites. NO MWOR SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO HAZING OR 
ANY FORM OF INITIATION RITES 
Section 3. The head of the school or organization or their representative must 
assign at least three representatives of the school or organization as the case may be, to be 
present during the initiation. It is the duty of such representative to see to it that no 
physical harm of any kind shall be inflicted upon a recruit, neophyte or applicant. 
Section 4. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 8049 is hereby amended and read as 
follows: 
Section 4. If the person subjected to hazing or other forms of initiation rites 
suffers any physical injury or dies as a result hereof, the officers and members of the 
fraternity, sorority or organization who actually participated in the infliction of physical 
harm shall he liable as principals. The person or persons who participated in the hazing 
shall suffer: 
1. The penalty of reclusion perpetua to life imprisonment if death, rape, sodomy 
or mutilation, PERMANENT INSANITY OR MENTAL ILLNESS, OR 
PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR DEFORMITY RESULTS 
THERE FROM AND AN INDEMNITY OF AT LEAST TWO 
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND 
PESOS WITH 
IMMEDIATE 
DISMISSAL FROM THE SCHOOL OR INSTlTUTION IN WHICH 
THEY ARE ENROLLED OR FROM THE POLICE OR MILITARY 
SERVICE IN WHICH THEY BELONG, OR AS THE CASE MAY BE. 
2. The penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period if the consequence 
of the hazing the victim shall become imbecile, impotent or blind, SERIOUS 
PHYSICAL INJURIES, TEMPORARY INSANITY OR MENTAL 
ILLNESS AND AN INDEMNITY OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS, WITH IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM THE 
SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION IN WHICH THEY ARE ENROLLED OR 
FROM THE POLICE OR MILITARY SERVICE IN WHICH THEY 
BELONG, OR AS THE CASE MAY BE. 
3. The penalty of reclusion temporal in its medium period if in consequence of 
the hazing victim shall have lost the use of speech or the power to hear or 
smell, or shall have lost an eye, a hand, a foot, an arm, or a leg or SHALL 
HAVE LOST THE USE OF ANY SUCH MEMBER SHALL HAVE 
BECOME INCAPACITATED FOR THE ACTIVITY OR WORK IN 
WHICH HE WAS HABITUALLY ENGAGED AND AN INDEMNITY 
OF AT LEAST FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS WITH IMMEDIATE 
DISMISSAL FROM THE SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION IN WHICH 
THEY ARE ENROLLED OR FROM THE POLICE OR MILITARY 
SERVICE IN WHICH THEY BELONG, OR AS THE CASE MAY BE. 
4. 
THE PENALTY OF PRISON MAYOR IN ITS MAXIMUM PERIOD IF 
THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE W I N G  WHEN LASCIVIOUS ACTS 
ARE COMl4li"TED OR THE PHYSICAL INJURIES INFLICTED ARE 
OR LESS SERIOUS SLIGHT IN NATURE, AND WHEN THE VICTIM 
SHALL HAVE BEEN ILL OR INCAPACITATED FOR THE 
PERFORMANCE ON THE ACTIVITY OR WORK IN WHICH HE 
WAS HABITUALLY ENGAGED FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 
TaIRTY DAYS. 


5. The penalty of prison mayor in its medium period if in consequence of the 
hazing the victim shall have been ill or incapacitated for the performance on 
the activity or work in which he was habitually engaged for a period of then 
days or more, or that injury sustained shall require medical assistance for the 
same period 
6. THE PENALTY OF RECLUSION PERPETUA SHALL BE IMPOSED 
WHEN THE VICTIM IS MINOR AT THE TIME OF THE HAZING. 
PROSECUTION UNDER THIS ACT DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE 
PROSECUTION OF THE ACCUSED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7610, IF APPLICABLE. 
7. The penalty of prison correctional in its maximum period if in consequence of 
the hazing the victim sustained physical injuries which do not prevent him 
from engaging habitual activity or work nor require medical attendance 
The maximum penalty herein provided shall be imposed in any of the following 
instances: 
1. when the recruitment is accompanied by force, violence, threat, intimidation 
or deceit on the person of the recruit who refuses to join; 
2. when the recruit, neophyte or applicant initially consents to join but upon 
learning that hazing will be committed on his person, is prevented from 
quitting; 
3. when the recruit, neophyte or applicant having undergone hazing is prevented 
from reporting the unlawhl act to his parents or guardians, to the proper 
school authorities, or to the police authorities, through force, violence, threat 
or intimidation; 
4. when the hazing is committed outside ofthe school or institution; or 
5. when the victim is below twelve years of age at the time of the hazing. 
The owner of the place where hazing is conducted shall be liable as an 
accomplice, when he has an actual knowledge of the hazing conducted therein but failed 
to take any action to prevent the same from occurring. Ifthe hazing is held in the home of 
one of the oficers or members of the fraternity, group, or organization, the parents shall 
be held liable as principals when they have actual knowledge of the hazing conducted 
therein but failed to take any action to prevent the same from occurring. 
The school authorities including faculty members who consent to the hazing or 
who have actual knowledge thereof, but failed to take any action to prevent the same 
from occurring shall be punished as accomplices for the acts of hazing committed by the 
perpetrators. 
The officers or alumni of the organization, group, fraternity or sorority who 
actually planned the hazing although not present when the acts constituting the hazing 
were committed shall be liable as principals. A fraternity or sorority’s adviser who is 
present when the acts constituting the hazing were committed and failed to take action to 
prevent the same from occurring shall be liable as principal. 
The presence of any person is prima facie evidence of participation therein as 
principal unless he prevented the commission of the acts punishable herein. 


Any person charged under this provision shall not be entitled to the mitigating 
circumstances that there was no intention to commit so grave a wrong. 
Section 5. If any provision or pat of this Act is declared invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other parts or provisions thereof shall remain valid and effective 
Section 6. Ail laws, orders, rules or regulations which are inconsistent with or 
contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or repealed accordingly. 
Section Z This Act shall take effect fifteen calendar days after its publication in at 
least two national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved