QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Institutions and schools that will cover up and protect perpetrators of hazing will be penalized if a new bill is passed.
Under Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s Senate Bill 199, schools found to be guilty of this offense will be slapped a fine of Php 1 million.
“We can see that the fraternity is trying to conceal and cover up what happened. So, we also have to put it in the law that members who did not actually participate in the hazing, but participated in the cover-up, should be put in jail,” Gatchalian said in ambush interview after the third Senate inquiry on the death of Castillo on Tuesday.
Gatchalian said that he is dismayed with the lack of action of the University of Sto. Tomas on the death of Horatio Castillo III.
“It’s alarming how their elders or senior brods who are practicing lawyers — some are even working in the government– are the ones teaching the younger brods how to cover up and conceal what happened,” Gatchalian added.
Senator Gatchalian’s proposed Senate Bill. 199 aims to increase the liabilities of educational institutions in the hopes of completely abolishing hazing.