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SENATOR BACKS MOVE TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-HAZING LAW

/ 24 March 2023

SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go backed moves to amend the Anti-Hazing law to strengthen it.

Go said that he has no objections to proposals to require fraternities to seek school accreditation.

By accrediting these organizations and registering them under their respective schools or communities, he said authorities can effectively monitor and regulate their activities.

“In principle po, wala naman akong objection sa proposal na ‘yan… puwede nating pag-aralang mabuti,” Go said.

“For as long as hindi natin naba-violate ang right to organize ng mga estudyante, initially okay naman po para mas ma-monitor natin ang mga activities ng fraternities and other organizations,” he added.

He pointed out that many fraternities are not registered, making it difficult to monitor their activities.

“Ang nangyayari po, underground ang ginagawa nila sa kanilang activities, including recruitment process. Tapos kung mayro’ng involved na namamatay sa hazing, nabibigla na lang tayo – minsan ang mga school authorities – na mayroon palang estudyante na involved sa fraternities that conducted hazing,” he added.