2. 1/31/2023
• RA 11053 is an act prohibiting hazing and
regulating other forms of initiation rites of
fraternities, sororities, and other organizations.
• This new law amends RA 8049 or the Anti Hazing
Act.
• Gives teeth to the previous 1995 version of the law
as it now outrightly prohibits and makes hazing a
criminal act while providing more substantial
penalties for those who will be proven guilty.
3. HAZING?
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- 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
Organization refers to an organized body of people which includes, but it is not
limited to, any club, association, group, fraternity, and sorority. This term shall
include the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National
Police (PNP), the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), the Philippine National
Police Academy (PNPA), and other similar uniformed service learning
institutions.
4. ACTS CONSIDER AS HAZING?
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- including, but not limited to paddling, whipping, beating,
branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather,
forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or
other substance, or any other brutal treatment or forced
physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the
physical and psychological health of such recruit,
neophyte, applicant, or member.
- Also include any activity, intentionally made or otherwise,
by one person alone or acting with others, that tends to
humiliate or embarrass, degrade, abuse, or endanger, by
requiring a recruit, neophyte, applicant, or member to do
menial, silly, or foolish tasks.
5. ACTS NOT CONSIDER AS HAZING
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• physical, mental, and practices to determine
and enhance the physical, mental, and
psychological fitness of prospective regular
members of the AFP and the PNP as
approved by the Secretary of National
Defense and National Police Commission,
duly recommended by the Chief of Staff of
the AFP and Director General of the PNP
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Sec. 3. Prohibition on Hazing. - All forms of
hazing shall be prohibited in fraternities,
sororities, and organizations in schools,
including citizens' military training and
citizens' army training. This prohibition shall
likewise apply to all other fraternities,
sororities, and organizations that are not
school-based, such as community-based
and other similar fraternities, sororities and
organizations.
7. EXCEPTION
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Physical, mental, and practices to determine and enhance
the physical, mental, and psychological fitness of prospective
regular members of the AFP and the PNP as approved by the
Secretary of National Defense and National Police
Commission, duly recommended by the Chief of Staff of the
AFP and Director General of the PNP, shall not be considered
as hazing purposes of this Act: Provided, further, That the
exemption provided herein shall likewise apply to similar
procedures and practices approved by the respective heads
of other uniformed learning institutions as to their prospective
members, nor shall this provision apply to any customary
athletic events or other similar contests or competitions or
any activity or conduct that furthers a legal and legitimate
objective, subject to prior submission of a medical clearance
or certificate.
8. REGULATION OF INITIATION RITES
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- Only initiation rites or practices that do not constitute hazing shall be allowed:
• written application seven (7) days prior to the schedules initiation date to be
made to the proper authorities (school-based) or punong barangay or municipal
or city mayor (community-based)
Contents of application:
1) place and date of the initiation rites and the names of the recruits, neophytes,
or applicants to be initiated.
2) an undertaking that no harm or any kind shall be committed by anybody during
the initiation rites
3) names of the incumbent officers and any person or persons who will take
charge in the initiation rites
4) under oath with a declaration that it has been posted on the official bulletin
board
5) posted from the time of submission of the written notice and only be removed
from its posting three (3) days after the conduct of the initiation rites.
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• A medical certificate of the recruit, neophyte, or
applicant must be attached to the application to
ensure fitness to undergo initiation when it
involves physical activity not failing under the
definition of hazing as used in this Act;
• The initiation rites shall not last more than
three (3) days;
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MONITORING OF INITIATION RITES
• two (2) representatives to be present during the
initiation.
• Representatives shall make a report of the
initiation rites regarding the conduct of the said
initiation.
• If hazing is still committed despite their presence,
no liability shall attach to them unless it is proven
that they failed to perform an overt act to prevent
or stop the commission thereof.
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The defense that the recruit,
neophyte, or applicant consented
to being subjected to hazing shall
not be available to persons
prosecuted under this Act.
Nullity of Waiver and Consent
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"Sec. 13 Administrative Sanctions. - The
responsible officials of the school, the
uniformed learning institutions, the AFP or
the PNP may impose the appropriate
administrative sanctions, after due notice
and summary hearing, on the person or
the persons charged under this Act even
before their conviction."
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Liabilities include:
• reclusion perpetua and P3 million on those who participated in
hazing that resulted in death, rape, sodomy, or mutilation
• reclusion perpetua and P2 million on all persons who actually
planned or participated in hazing; officers who are actually present
during hazing; advisers who are present and failed to take actions;
non-resident or alumni who participated in hazing; officers or
members who knowingly cooperated in carrying out the hazing by
inducing the victim to be present thereat; or members who are
present when under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
• reclusion temporal in its maximum period and a fine of One million
pesos (P1,000,000.00) who are present in the conduct of the hazing.
14. 1/31/2023
Liabilities include:
• Reclusion temporal and fine of One million
pesos (P1,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon
former officers, nonresident member, alumni of
the fraternity, sorority, or organization who, after
the commission of any of the prohibited acts
proscribed herein, will perform any act to hide,
conceal, or otherwise hamper or obstruct any
investigation that will be conducted thereafter.
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• penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period
shall be imposed upon any person who shall
intimidate, threaten, force, or employ, or administer
any form of vexation against another person for the
purpose of recruitment in joining or promoting a
particular fraternity, sorority, or organization. The
persistent and repeated proposal or invitation made to
a person who had twice refused to participate or join
the proposed fraternity, sorority, or organization, shall
be prima facie evidence of vexation for purposes of
this section
Liabilities include:
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• A fine of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) shall be
imposed on the school who approved the written
application and hazing occurred during the initiation rites
or when no representatives from the school were present
during the initiation.
That if hazing has been committed in circumvention of the
provisions of this Act, it is incumbent upon school officials to
investigate motu propio and take an active role to ascertain
factual events and identity witnesses in order to determine
the disciplinary sanctions it may impose, as well as provide
assistance to police authorities.
Liabilities include:
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• A fine of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) shall be
imposed on the school who approved the written
application and hazing occurred during the initiation rites
or when no representatives from the school were present
during the initiation.
That if hazing has been committed in circumvention of the
provisions of this Act, it is incumbent upon school officials to
investigate motu propio and take an active role to ascertain
factual events and identity witnesses in order to determine
the disciplinary sanctions it may impose, as well as provide
assistance to police authorities.
Liabilities include:
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The owner or lessee of the place where hazing is
conducted shall be liable as principal, when such owner or
lessee has actual knowledge of the hazing conducted therein
but failed to take any action to prevent the same from
occurring or failed to promptly report the same to the law
enforcement authorities if they can do so without peril to their
person or their family.
If the hazing is held in the home of one of the officers or
members of the fraternity, sorority, or organization, the parents
shall be held liable as principals when they have actual
knowledge of the hazing conducted therein but failed to take
any action to prevent the same from occurring or failed to
promptly report the same to the law enforcement
authorities if such parents can do so without peril to their
person or their family.
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The school authorities as well as barangay,
municipal, or city officials shall be liable as an
accomplice and likewise be held administratively
accountable for hazing conducted by the fraternities,
sororities, other organizations, if it can be shown
that they allowed or consented to the conduct of
hazing, but such officials failed to take any action to
prevent the same from occurring or failed to
promptly report to the law enforcement authorities if
the same can be done without peril to their person
or their family.
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The PRESENCE OF ANY PERSON, even if
such person is not a member of the
fraternity, sorority, or organization, during
the hazing is prima facie evidence of
participation therein as a principal unless
such person or persons prevented the
commission of the acts punishable herein
or promptly reported the same to the law
enforcement authorities if they can do so
without peril, to their person or their family.
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Any person charged under this Act shall
not be entitled to the mitigating
circumstances that there was no
intention to commit so grave a wrong.
23. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
Purpose
• presenting a lawful cause
• expressing an opinion to the
general public on any particular
issue
• protesting or influencing any
state of affairs whether political,
economic or social
• petitioning the government for
redress of grievances.
any rally,
demonstration,
march,
parade,
procession or
any other form
of mass or
concerted
action
held in a
public place
any highway,
boulevard, avenue,
road, street, bridge or
other thoroughfare,
park, plaza, square,
and/or any open space
of public ownership
where the people are
allowed access
24. MAXIMUM TOLERANCE
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• highest degree of restraint that the
military, police and other peace keeping
authorities shall observe during a public
assembly or in the dispersal of the
same.
25. Permit when required and when not required (Sec 4)
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ATTY. MIRAFLOR LECTURE ON RA 11188
NO PERMIT shall be required if
the public assembly shall be done or
made in a
• FREEDOM PARK duly established
by law or ordinance
• IN PRIVATE PROPERTY, in which
case only the consent of the owner
or the one entitled to its legal
possession is required,
• IN THE CAMPUS OF A
GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND
OPERATED EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION which shall be subject
to the rules and regulations of said
educational institution.
A written permit shall
be required for any
person or persons to
organize and hold a
public assembly in a
PUBLIC PLACE.
Political meetings or rallies held
during any election campaign
period as provided for by law are
not covered by this Act.
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (SEC 5)
1. Application
• in writing
• include the names of the leaders or organizers;
• the purpose of such public assembly;
• the date, time and duration thereof
• place or streets to be used for the intended activity;
• and the probable number of persons participating,
the transport and the public address systems to be
used.
27. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
2. Application shall incorporate the duty and
responsibility of applicant under Section 8 hereof.
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Section 8. Responsibility of applicant
a) To inform the participants of their responsibility under the permit;
b) To police the ranks of the demonstrators in order to prevent non-
demonstrators from disrupting the lawful activities of the public
assembly;
c) To confer with local government officials concerned and law
enforcers to the end that the public assembly may be held peacefully;
d) To see to it that the public assembly undertaken shall not go beyond
the time stated in the permit; and
e) To take positive steps that demonstrators do not molest any person
or do any act unduly interfering with the rights of other persons not
participating in the public assembly.
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3. The application shall be filed with the
office of the mayor of the city or
municipality in whose jurisdiction
the intended activity is to be held, at
least five (5) working days before
the scheduled public assembly.
4. Upon receipt of the application,
which must be duly
acknowledged in writing, the
office of the city or municipal
mayor shall cause the same to
immediately be posted at a
conspicuous place in the city or
municipal building.
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ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE APPLICATION (SEC 6)
a) The mayor or any official acting in his behalf shall issue or
grant a permit
clear and convincing evidence that the public
assembly will create a clear and present
danger to public order, public safety, public
convenience, public morals or public health.
b) The mayor or any official acting in his behalf shall act on the
application within two (2) working days from the date the
application was filed, failing which, the permit shall be
deemed granted. Should for any reason the mayor or any
official acting in his behalf refuse to accept the application
for a permit, said application shall be posted by the applicant
on the premises of the office of the mayor and shall be deemed
to have been filed.
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ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE
APPLICATION (SEC 6)
c) If the mayor is of the view that there is
imminent and grave danger of a substantive
evil warranting the denial or modification of the
permit, he shall immediately inform the
applicant who must be heard on the matter.
d) The action on the permit shall be in writing and
served on the application within twenty-four
hours.
e) If the mayor or any official acting in his behalf
denies the application or modifies the terms
thereof in his permit, the applicant may contest
the decision in an appropriate court of law.
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f) In case suit is brought before the MeTC, the MTC, the
MCTC, the RTC, or the CA, its decisions may be
appealed to the appropriate court within forty-eight (48)
hours after receipt of the same. No appeal bond and
record on appeal shall be required. A decision granting such
permit or modifying it in terms satisfactory to the applicant
shall, be immediately executory.
g) All cases filed in court under this Section shall be decided
within twenty-four (24) hours from date of filing. Cases filed
hereunder shall be immediately endorsed to the executive
judge for disposition or, in his absence, to the next in rank.
h) In all cases, any decision may be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
i) Telegraphic appeals to be followed by formal appeals are
hereby allowed.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE
APPLICATION (SEC 6)
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USE OF PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE (SEC 7)
• Should the proposed public assembly involve the
use, for an appreciable length of time, of any
public highway, boulevard, avenue, road or
street, the mayor or any official acting in his
behalf may, to prevent grave public
inconvenience, designate the route thereof
which is convenient to the participants or reroute
the vehicular traffic to another direction so that
there will be no serious or undue interference
with the free flow of commerce and trade.
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NON-INTERFERENCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES (SEC 9)
Law enforcement agencies shall not interfere
with the holding of a public assembly. However,
to adequately ensure public safety, a law
enforcement contingent under the command of
a responsible police officer may be detailed and
stationed in a place at least one hundred (100)
meter away from the area of activity ready to
maintain peace and order at all times.
34. •It shall be imperative for law enforcement
agencies, when their assistance is
requested by the leaders or organizers, to
perform their duties always mindful that
their responsibility to provide proper
protection to those exercising their right
peaceably to assemble and the freedom of
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35. Towards this end, law enforcement agencies shall observe the
following guidelines:
a) Members of the law enforcement contingent who deal with the
demonstrators shall be in complete uniform with their nameplates and
units to which they belong displayed prominently on the front and
dorsal parts of their uniform and must observe the policy of “maximum
tolerance” as herein defined;
b) The members of the law enforcement contingent shall not carry any
kind of firearms but may be equipped with baton or riot sticks, shields,
crash helmets with visor, gas masks, boots or ankle high shoes with
shin guards;
c) Tear gas, smoke grenades, water cannons, or any similar anti-riot
device shall not be used UNLESS the public assembly is attended by
actual violence or serious threats of violence, or deliberate destruction
of property.
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36. DISPERSAL OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY WITH PERMIT
(SEC 11)
a) At the first sign of impending violence, the ranking officer of the
law enforcement contingent shall call the attention of the leaders
of the public assembly and ask the latter to prevent any possible
disturbance;
b) If actual violence starts to a point where rocks or other harmful
objects from the participants are thrown at the police or at the
non-participants, or at any property causing damage to such
property, the ranking officer of the law enforcement contingent
shall audibly warn the participants that if the disturbance
persists, the public assembly will be dispersed;
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No public assembly with a permit shall be dispersed.
However, when an assembly becomes violent, the police
may disperse such public assembly as follows:
37. DISPERSAL OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY WITH
PERMIT (SEC 11)
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c) If the violence or disturbances prevailing as stated in the preceding
subparagraph should not stop or abate, the ranking officer of the
law enforcement contingent shall audibly issue a warning to the
participants of the public assembly, and after allowing a reasonable
period of time to lapse, shall immediately order it to forthwith
disperse;
d) No Arrest of any leader, organizer or participant shall also be made
during the public assembly UNLESS he violates during the
assembly a law, statute, ordinance or any provision of this Act.
Such arrest shall be governed by Article 125 of the Revised Penal
Code, as amended:
e) Isolated acts or incidents of disorder or breach of the peace during
the public assembly shall not constitute a group for dispersal.
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DISPERSAL OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
WITHOUT PERMIT (SEC 12)
When the public assembly is
held without a permit where
a permit is required, the said
public assembly may be
peacefully dispersed.
39. PROHIBITED ACTS (SEC 13)
Prohibited Acts Person/s
liable
Penalties
a) The holding of any
public assembly
without having first
secured that written
permit where a permit
is required from the
office concerned, or the
use of such permit for
such purposes in any
place other than those
set out in said permit.
leader or
organizer
Imprisonment
of 1 month and 1
day to 6 months
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40. PROHIBITED ACTS (SEC
13)
Prohibited Acts Person/s
liable
Penalties
b) Arbitrary and
unjustified denial or
modification of a
permit in violation of
the provisions of this
Act
Mayor or any
other official
acting in his
behalf
Imprisonment of
6 months and 1
day to 6 years
c) Unjustified and
arbitrary refusal to
accept or acknowledge
receipt of the
application for a
permit
Mayor or any
other official
acting in his
behalf
Imprisonment of
6 months and 1
day to 6 years
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41. PROHIBITED ACTS (SEC 13)
Prohibited Acts Person/s
liable
Penalties
d) Obstructing, impeding,
disrupting or
otherwise denying the
exercise of the right to
peaceful assembly
Any person Imprisonment of
6 months and 1
day to 6 years
e) The unnecessary firing
of firearms to disperse
the public assembly
Member of any
law enforcement
agency or any
person
Imprisonment of
6 months and 1
day to 6 years
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42. PROHIBITED ACTS (SEC 13)
Prohibited Acts Person/s
liable
Penalties
f) Acts in violation of Section
10 hereof:
a. Non-observance of complete
uniform with their nameplates
and units and the policy of
“maximum tolerance”
b. Carrying any kind of firearms
c. Tear gas, smoke grenades, water
cannons, or any similar anti-riot
device wanting actual violence
or serious threats of violence, or
deliberate destruction of
property
law
enforcement
officer
Imprisonment
of 6 months
and 1 day to 6
years
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43. PROHIBITED ACTS (SEC 13)
Prohibited Acts Person/s
liable
Penalties
g) Acts described hereunder
committed within one hundred
(100) meters from the area of
activity of the public assembly or
on the occasion thereof;
• carrying of a deadly or
offensive weapon or device
such as firearm, pillbox,
bomb, and the like;
Leader/
organizer/
participants
or any person
Imprisonment of
6 months and 1
day to 6 years
w/o prejudice to
prosecution
under PD 1866
as amended by
RA 9516
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44. PROHIBITED ACTS (SEC 13)
Prohibited Acts Person/s
liable
Penalties
carrying of a bladed weapon and
the like;
Leader/
organizer/
Participants
or any person
Imprisonment
of 1 day to 30
days
malicious burning of any object
in the streets or thoroughfares;
the interfering with or
intentionally disturbing the
holding of a public assembly by
the use of a motor vehicle, its
horns and loud sound systems.
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