Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 19) — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri wants all individuals involved in the hazing death of a senior Criminology student in Manila to “spend the rest of their lives behind bars.”
The Senate chief called for a swift prosecution of the 16 fraternity members suspected for the brutal death of Ahldryn Leary Bravante from the Philippine College of Criminology.
This senseless death of another young student due to barbaric fraternity tradition is not only enraging, but frustrating as well as it happened despite our efforts to put more teeth to the law against fraternity hazing,” Zubiri said in a statement Thursday.
Zubiri, a principal author of Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 or Republic Act No. 11053, said the latest incident was “appalling” as it happened within the same year as the death of Adamson University student Matthew Salilig.
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“Needless to say, the full force of the law must come down on those soulless people who killed the same person they claim to be as their brother,” Zubiri added.
