Tag: bullying

PTA wants indefinite ban on student seen bullying in viral videos

(Eagle News)—The Philippine Taekwondo Association wants an “indefinite ban” on the now-dismissed Ateneo Junior High School student who was seen bullying another in a viral video. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 24, the PTA said it wants the boy, a member of the Ateneo taekwondo varsity team before he was dismissed after the video went viral, banned indefinitely from “all sanctioned events not limited to taekwondo-related events, belt promotions, tournaments, or facilities of member-institutions […]

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PNP: Father of boy seen bullying Ateneo student in viral video not a cop

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has denied the father of the Ateneo Junior high school student who has been dismissed from the school after being  seen bullying a schoolmate in a viral video was a member of the police force. PNP Spokesperson Chief Supt. Benigno Durana said this was based on a check by the PNP’s Personnel Accounting Information System and Record Management Division. He said based on information from the Ateneo community, the father […]

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UPDATED: Ateneo dismisses student seen bullying in viral video

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 […]

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Ateneo officials meet with both parties in bullying incident caught in viral video

  (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 […]

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Parents of bullied Ateneo student in viral video report bullying to police

(Eagle News)–The parents of the Ateneo Junior High School student who was seen being bullied by his schoolmate in a viral video have reported the incident to the police. A television report said the parents, accompanied by a lawyer, had the incident blottered before   Station 9 of the Quezon City Police District on Wednesday. Ateneo is probing the incident, saying it “will not hesitate to impose penalties of dismissal or even expulsion in cases of […]

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DepEd asks Ateneo University to conduct probe on bullying incidents in viral videos

(Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) prodded the Ateneo De Manila University to conduct the proper investigation and other actions regarding the various bullying incidents caught on videos that had gone viral involving one junior high school student. DepEd said that it had already “written the principal” of Ateneo High School to let the school officials know that the bullying incidents had already reached the department. For now, DepEd said that it would […]

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Guevarra says circumspection should be exercised in dealing with Ateneo bullying incident

Adds issue should be addressed “internally,” within school policy parameters (Eagle News) — For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, “circumspection” should be exercised in dealing with the bullying incident in Ateneo Junior High School. According to Guevarra, an Atenean, “we are dealing with growing up and adolescent children lacking in maturity and discernment here.” “..Sensitive care and understanding should be extended to those young children who commit and/or are at the receiving end of these acts,” […]

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Gatchalian: Pacquiao should call out Ateneo bully

(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Dec. 21, said the Ateneo Junior High School boy who was seen physically and verbally assaulting students in separate viral videos should be called out by Senator Manny Pacquiao, a world-renowned boxer. The boy is allegedly a member of the school’s taekwondo varsity team. “Sasabihan ko sa aking colleague…na pagsabihan niya itong bully ng Ateneo,” Gatchalian said in a Tweet. According to Gatchalian, “tingin ko, hindi makakapalag […]

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“Bothered” by bullying incident, Palace calls on Ateneo to take action

(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 […]

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Binay, Pangilinan: Stop bullying the bully

(Eagle News) — Senators Nancy Binay and Francis Pangilinan on Friday, Dec. 21, condemned the bullying incidents involving a student from the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School and his companions and that were caught in viral videos. The two, however, added that “all forms of bullying” should be condemned. Binay, for instance, lamented what she said was the “vicious cycle of bullying” that has now ensued, with some now bashing the boy who was […]

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Philippine Taekwondo Association condemns bullying incidents in viral videos

(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 […]

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Amid viral videos, DepEd reminds public and private schools to adopt, enforce anti-bullying policies

(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Friday, Dec. 21, reminded all public and private schools of the “necessity and importance of adopting and enforcing anti-bullying policies” in their respective institutions. The DepEd issued the reminder after at least four videos of an Ateneo Junior High School student physically and verbally assaulting other students went viral on social media. According to the DepEd, DepEd Order No. 40, series of 2012, or the DepEd Child […]

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