By Dang Samson Garcia
SENATOR Francis Tolentino reiterated the need to impose liabilities of schools amid the new hazing-related death of criminology student Ahldryn Lery Chua Bravante in Tau Gamma Fraternity initiation rites.
“I hope the same remedial measures can address the gap on liabilities of schools as secondary parents,” Tolentino said in reference to his filed Senate Bill nos. 2270 and 2271.
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights chairman likewise underscored the proper implementation of Anti Hazing-Law requiring barangay to monitor fraternities’ initiation rites, especially by barangay officials.
“Sa law kasi, dapat ma-inform ang barangay kung mayroong hazing na gagawin. I’m sure ‘di nangyari ito doon sa Quezon City o kung saan. Dapat ipaalam sa mga tumatakbong barangay officials iyon. Bahagi ng kanilang mandato na i-monitor ang mga nangyayari sa kanilang nasasakupan,” the lawmaker said.
Tolentino also lamented the death of Bravante, which came just months after the victim’s older brother died of accident.
“Nakakalungkot ito kasi pangalawa na siya sa pamilya nila na namatay. Tuwing umuuwi ang nanay niya ay may namamatay,” Tolentino further stresssed.
