1. Republic Act No. 8049
“Anti- Hazing Act of 1995”
Discussant:
Ms. Janine M. Llana
2. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8049
AN ACT REGULATING HAZING AND
OTHER FORMS OF INITIATION RITES IN
FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES THEREFOR (ANTI- HAZING
ACT OF 2018)-as amended by R.A. 11053.
3. The Anti- Hazing Act was passed as a
response to the death of Leonardo Villa in
1991. Villa died from multiple injuries when
he underwent hazing rites by the Aquila
Legis, a fraternity of law students at the
Ateneo de Manila University. Two decades
later in 2012, the Supreme Court of the
Philippines found fives members of the
fraternity guilty of reckless imprudence
resulting in homicide. The Anti- Hazing Act
couldn’t be applied to the five since it was still
yet to be enacted as law when Villa died.
4. Definition of Terms:
(a) Hazing- refers to any act that results
in physical or psychological suffering,
harm, or injury inflicted on a recruit,
neophyte, applicant, or member as part
of an initiation rite or practice made as
a prerequisite for admission or a
requirement for continuing membership
in a fraternity, sorority, or organization.
5. (b) Initiation or initiation rites refer to ceremonies,
practices, rituals, or other acts, weather formal or
informal, that a person must perform or take part in
order to be accepted into fraternity, sorority,
organization as a full- fledged member.
(c) Organization- refers to an organized body of
people which includes, but it is not limited to, any
club, association, group, fraternity, and sorority.
6. Section 2. No hazing or initiation rites in any form or
manner by a fraternity, sorority or organization shall be allowed
without prior written notice to the school authorities or head of
organization seven (7) days before the conduct of such
initiation.
Section 3. The head of the school or organization or their
representatives must assign at least two (2) representatives of
the school or organization, as the case may be, to be present
during the initiation.
7. The penalty of reclusion perpetua (life
imprisonment) if death, rape, sodomy or
mutilation results there from.
The penalty of reclusion temporal in its
maximum period (17 years, 4 months
and 1 day to 20 years) if in consequence
of the hazing the victim shall become
insane, imbecile, impotent or blind.
Penalties :
8. The penalty of reclusion temporal in its medium period (14 years,
8 months and 1 day to 17 years and 4 months) if in consequence
of the hazing the victim shall have lost the use speech or the power
to hear or to smell.
The penalty of reclusion temporal in its minimum period (12 years
and 1 day to 14 years and 8 months) if in consequence of the
hazing the victim shall become deformed or shall have lost any
other part of his body, or shall have lost the use thereof.
Penalties :
9. Salient features of the Anti- Hazing Act include:
• It prohibits all forms of hazing,
including physical and psychological
harm.
• It requires fraternities and sororities to
give prior notice to school authorities
of their initiation rites.
10. • It makes hazing a criminal offense,
punishable by up to reclusion
perpetua (life imprisonment) if the
victim dies, and reclusion temporal
(12 to 20 years) if the victim is
seriously injured.
• It also imposes administrative
sanctions on schools and
organizations that tolerate hazing.
11. Advantages of the Anti- Hazing Act:
It has helped to reduce the incidence
of hazing in the Philippines.
It has protected the physical and
psychological well- being of students.
It has sent a strong message that hazing
will not be tolerated.
13. Issues with the Implementation of the Anti-
Hazing Act:
Lack of awareness of the law among
students and school officials.
Failure to report cases of hazing.
Lack of coordination between
schools and law enforcement
agencies.
14. Ways to Implement the Anti- Hazing Act:
• Be aware of the law and its penalties.
• Report any cases of hazing to school authorities or law
enforcement.
• Encourage your friends and classmates to speak out against
hazing.
• Support organizations that are working to prevent hazing.
15. Questions:
• As a teacher, how can we prevent hazing in our school or community?
• As a teacher, have you encountered hazing in your classroom or school?
How did you/ the school handle it?
