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(Eagle News)–Ateneo de Manila University President Jett Villarin has acknowledged the “gaps and inadequacies” of the “systems and processes” amid the allegations of sexual harassment against some of its faculty members. In a statement posted on The Guidon, the university publication, Villarin also apologized for “all the terrible hurt and pain our community has been going through the past few days.” “No one should ever feel unsafe in the classroom, in the office, on campus […]
Notes that probe of the others involved in bullying still ongoing (Eagle News)–The Palace has commended Ateneo for its dismissal of the student seen physically and emotionally assaulting other boys in viral videos, reiterating bullying should not be tolerated nor condoned in any way. In a statement on Sunday, Dec. 23, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted, however, that the probe “as regards the rest of those involved” has yet to be concluded. As for the parents […]
Creates task force to conduct assessment of bullying situation on campus (Eagle News)— Ateneo has dismissed its junior high school student who was seen bullying his schoolmate in the school’s bathroom. Ateneo de Manila University president Ramon Villarin made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 23. According to Villarin, this means the boy is no longer allowed to come back to Ateneo. “I have spoken to both parents of both students about this […]
(Eagle News)—-Both parties in the bullying incident in the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School that was caught in a now-viral video have met with school authorities. Ateneo de Manila University President Ramon Villarin gave this update in a brief statement posted on the school’s Facebook page on Friday night. According to Villarin, the Ateneo Junior High School Committee on Discipline has already also “heard” both parties involved. The statement was silent, however, on […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Dec. 21, urged Ateneo to act on the bullying incident involving an Ateneo de Manila Junior High School student and his companions, and which was caught in a now-viral video. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that in the first place, there was a law against allowing bullying “inside the classroom, school.” He was apparently referring to Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act, which requires […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Taekwondo Association has condemned the bullying incidents involving an Ateneo Junior High School student, allegedly a member of the taekwondo varsity team, that were caught in viral videos. In a statement, the group said it “condemns any form of misbehavior that includes harassment, bullying, and acts of violence.” In the first place, the PTA said modesty was “one of the five tenets of Taekwondo that is being taught to all Taekwondo […]
(Eagle News)–Ateneo De Manila University president Jose Ramon Villarin said on Thursday night that the school was “not silent on its stand against violence,” and will “not hesitate to impose the penalty of dismissal or even expulsion in cases of grave misconduct.” Villarin issued the statement after a video showing a student physically assaulting another, and several other videos showing the same student throwing punches at other boys of the school, went viral online. According to […]
(Eagle News)–The Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) has called on the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “We ask them (SC) to let the right process take us to the truth. At this point, the legal and proper process is impeachment and not quo warranto,” Ateneo president Jose Ramon Villarin said in a statement on Saturday, April 14. According to Villarin, the process of impeachment, which […]
