Marianne Afrondoza, head of the Office of Student Affairs of University of Mindanao, says during this week's AFP-PNP Press Corps media forum at The Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City that the students who are involved in the hazing incident, which took the life of a student/pledgee, are undergoing due process before the recommendation of their expulsion will be applied. Edge Davao
Marianne Afrondoza, head of the Office of Student Affairs of UM, said OSA is still continuing the investigation of the case involving the suspects. On Monday, the management of UM, through a statement, announced that it has suspended the four students who were allegedly involved in the hazing incident, which resulted in the death of August Ceazar P. Saplot, a pledgee of the ALPHA KAPPA RHO Fraternity, Alpha Delta Chapter.“Hazing was not or did not happen on our university premises. Klaruhin lang natin yan because maraming nagsasabi na it happened within the university,” she emphasized.
“As head of OSA of the university in Matina and Bolton and coordinating with other branches of UM, we uphold that we have to abide by the law of RA 11053 or the Anti Hazing Law and this is already an amendment of RA 8049 since then it was promulgated in 1995 anti-hazing campaign has already been promoted in the university. We do not allow any forms of fraternities and sororities nor hazing as one form of initiation in our student organizations,” she said.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)