TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, August 5, 2012–Tarlac Governor Victor Yap had called out for an all-out investigation in the death of Marc Andrei Marcos.
Yap instructed the authorities to “dig deeper” into the case on the 21-year old victim, which is a native from Ramos town who is taking up law at the San Beda College and is currently on his first year.
Police said that the victim was succumbed to injuries sustained from fraternity hazing.
The young Governor had also called for the abolition of hazing.
“I condemn this senseless hazing, this should stop. And I sympathize with the family of Andrei Marcos and my condolences to them,” the Governor said.
Moreover, he said that “violence must not be tolerated by any school and the Congress should put more teeth on the anti-hazing law to finally put an end to these senseless killings.”
Marcos’ family members believed that he was undergoing initiation rites by the Lex Leonum Fraterintas which is considered as an unrecognized fraternity composed of San Beda law students.
Meanwhile, Kabataan Partylist Central Luzon spokesperson Guiller Martin Cadano said “our partylist respects the traditional initiation rites of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines. These rites are being used by frats and soros to gauge who want to join these organizations”
“Moreover, rites are used by progressive frats and soros in times of Martial Law to know who are the government’s intelligence persons joining these orgs. But, as the time goes by, we forget what is the essence of these rites. Our organization condemns the inhumane acts which lead to paralyses, disabilities, and even death. Stop the inhumane acts in initiation rites!,” Cadano added.
Marcos is the latest fatality in hazing this year. The first one was Marvin Reglos, 25, also a law student from San Beda.
The latter was allegedly killed from a violent hazing ritual of the Lambda Rho Beta fraternity in February. (Joelyn G. Baluyut)
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