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(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the Philippine National Police Academy management to review existing rules and regulations, and academic policies in the institution to further prevent any incidents that lead to deaths of cadets in the hands of other cadets. Eleazar gave the directive to PNPA Major Gen. Rhoderick Armamento, and the chief of the Directorate for Human Resources and Doctrine Development, Police Brigadier Gen. Arthur Bisnar in a […]
(Eagle News)–A Baguio court has issued warrants of arrest against three Philippine Military Academy cadets who were indicted over the death of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio. Apart from the warrants against Cadets Shalimar Imperial Jr. and Felix Lumbag Jr. for hazing and murder charges, and against Cadet Julius Carlo Tadena for hazing and “less physical injuries,” the Regional Trial Court First Judicial Region Branch 5 of Baguio City issued warrants of arrest against former […]
(Eagle News)–The Baguio City Prosecutors Office has indicted several Philippine Military Academy cadets and others over the death of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio. Cadets Shalimar Imperial, Jr. and Felix Lumbag, Jr. were indicted for hazing and murder, while former PMA hospital chief Lt. Col. Ceasar Candelaria and medical officers Capt. Flor Apple Apostol and Maj. Maria Ofelia Beloy are facing a murder case after they reportedly failed to provide adequate medical care to Dormitorio, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of every February as National Hazing Prevention Week. The President made the declaration in Proclamation No. 907, which was made available to the media on Friday, Feb. 28. Under the proclamation, the Commission on Higher Education would be in charge of activities that aim to strengthen the campaign against hazing and other fraternity-related violence. The President signed the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 that complete bans hazing, […]
(Eagle News)–The family of Darwin Dormitorio on Wednesday, Nov. 6, filed administrative charges against the doctors who treated the Philippine Military Academy cadet for UTI before he died of what turned out to be internal injuries. The family, who was represented by Dormitorio’s brother Dexter, filed the charges for gross negligence, immoral or dishonorable conduct and for violations of the Code of Ethics of Physicians and the accepted principles of the international code of ethics […]
(Eagle News)–The family of Darwin Dormitorio has filed criminal charges against the seven Philippine Military Academy cadets police said were behind his death. Charged with murder raps and for violation of the anti-torture and anti-hazing laws were Cadet First Class Axl Rey Sanopao, Cadet Second Class Christian Zacarias, Cadet Third Class Shalimar Imperial, Cadet Third Class Felix Lumbag, Cadet Third Class Julius Carlo Tadena, Cadet Third Class Rey David John Volante and Cadet Third Class […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Monday, Sept. 30, the wake of the University of the Philippines student leader who died after being implicated in a hazing incident. The Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 1, said the President visited the Quezon City wake of the pupil, a member of the Sigma Rho fraternity, who was not identified by UP. Reports said however that he was the son of a government official. The death of the student […]
(Eagle News)–A congressman has filed a resolution seeking to declare hazing as a heinous crime in certain circumstances. Under House Bill No. 4922, Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants hazing to be considered a heinous crime if “death, rape, sodomy or mutilation” result from it. Rodriguez noted these deaths were “grievous, odious and hateful offenses and which, by reason of their inherent or manifest wickedness, viciousness, atrocity, and perversity, are repugnant and outrageous to the common standards […]
(Eagle News)–The death of a University of the Philippines student leader after he was implicated in a hazing incident should “serve as a gentle reminder to everyone to extend kindness, patience and understanding to all.” This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who is also a member of the Sigma Rho fraternity of which the deceased, who was not identified by UP, was a member. Panelo said this was all the more important, “especially […]
(Eagle News)–One of the members of the Sigma Rho fraternity who was implicated in a hazing incident has died, the University of the Philippines said. In connection with this, the Office of the Chancellor in UP Diliman urged all students, faculty and staff and other concerned parties to “stop posting and forwarding social media messages” related to the death of the frat member who was not identified. “Let us do this out of decency and […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on University of the Philippines President Danilo Concepcion to suspend the Sigma Rho fraternity following allegations some of its members had engaged in hazing. In a statement, Gatchalian said the entire fraternity should be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation into the viral social media posts that showed a student’s bruises from the fraternity’s supposed rites, and supposed conversations among the fraternity’s members. A statement from the Office […]
(Eagle News)–The number of suspects in the death of Philippine Military Academy cadet Darwin Dormitorio has now reached six. The new suspect is reportedly a 2nd Class cadet. Earlier, authorities said two suspects, who were not identified, were added to the initial list of suspects– Cadet 1st Class Axl Rey Sanopao and Cadets 3rd Class Felix Lumbag Jr. and Shalimar Imperial. Dormitorio was found unconscious inside a room in Mayo Hall Annex in Fort del […]
