The Senate has started deliberations on the Anti-Hazing Act that one senator wanted to be called the Atio Castillo law, in memory of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) law freshman who died during a fraternity initiation rite last year. Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday sponsored on the floor Senate Bill 1662, or the proposed Anti-Hazing Act of 2018, that prohibits “all forms of hazing” in fraternities, sororities and similar organizations. Lacson’s bill came on the heels of the Senate findings and recommendations on the death of Castillo in September last year while undergoing initiation by members of the Aegis Juris fraternity. Atio Castillo lawSen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, a friend of the Castillo family, proposed that the law be named after the UST law student. The bill proposed harsher penalties of up to 40 years in jail and P3 million in fines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 25, 2018 23:37 UTC