(Eagle News) — The University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Civil Law dean on Wednesday announced that the preventive suspension on Aegis Juris fraternity members had been lifted. Nilo Divina made the announcement after police criticized his directive barring the fraternity members from entering the UST campus and from attending classes. The police argued this only made it difficult for investigators to locate the fraternity members. In a radio interview, Divina, a prominent member of […]

(Eagle News) — The Senate is set to investigate the death of law student Horacio Castillo III, who was believed killed in hazing rites held by the Aegis Juris fraternity based in the University of Sto. Tomas. Senator Panfilo Lacson, head of the Senate public order committee, set the first hearing of the inquiry on Monday, September 25. The justice committee headed by Senator Richard Gordon has been designated as secondary panel. Earlier, it was […]

(Eagle News) — The University of Sto. Tomas student who claimed to have found the lifeless body of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III is now considered a “primary suspect” in his death. In a press conference, Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District director, said this was after John Paul Solano was found to have “deliberately” given “false information” to mislead investigators in the case. He said he believed this was part of his and […]

(Eagle News) — It was Horacio Castillo IiI himself who booked the Uber vehicle that took his things to his house in Makati minutes before he died. This is according to the Uber driver himself who drove the vehicle and  surfaced at the Manila Police District headquarters early Wednesday to clear his name. In an interview with reporters, the driver, who refused to be identified, said Castillo booked the vehicle on Saturday afternoon. He said […]