MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker from Agusan Del Norte is seeking House hearings on the death of Jonash Bondoc, a Philippine Merchant Marine Academy cadet who is believed to have died because of maltreatment and hazing. But a medico-legal report showed Bondoc had several bruises on his head, scalp, nose, face, neck, chest and arms. Fortun last week called on the National Bureau of Investigation and the Commission on Higher Education to look into the death. Hazing is illegal in the Philippines but is part of a culture entrenched in many institutions like fraternities as well as military academies like the PMMA. Similar incidents have led to injuries and death at the Philippine Military Academy and the Philippine National Police Academy.

Source: Philippine Star July 12, 2021 06:16 UTC