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8049

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REPUBLICACTNo.8049

ANACTREGULATINGHAZINGANDOTHERFORMSOFINITIATIONRITESINFRATERNITIES,SORORITIES,
ANDOTHERORGANIZATIONSANDPROVIDINGPENALTIESTHEREFOR

Section 1. Hazing, as used in this Act, is an initiation rite or practice as a prerequisite for admission into
membership in a fraternity, sorority or organization by placing the recruit, neophyte or applicant in some
embarrassing or humiliating situations such as forcing him to do menial, silly, foolish and other similar tasks or
activitiesorotherwisesubjectinghimtophysicalorpsychologicalsufferingorinjury.

The term "organization" shall include any club or the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police,
PhilippineMilitaryAcademy,orofficerandcadetcorpoftheCitizen'sMilitaryTrainingandCitizen'sArmyTraining.
Thephysical,mentalandpsychologicaltestingandtrainingprocedureandpracticestodetermineandenhancethe
physical,mentalandpsychologicalfitnessofprospectiveregularmembersoftheArmedForcesofthePhilippines
and the Philippine National Police as approved ny the Secretary of National Defense and the National Police
CommissiondulyrecommendedbytheChiefofStaff,ArmedForcesofthePhilippinesandtheDirectorGeneralof
thePhilippineNationalPoliceshallnotbeconsideredashazingforthepurposesofthisAct.

Section2.Nohazingorinitiationritesinanyformormannerbyafraternity,sororityororganizationshallbeallowed
without prior written notice to the school authorities or head of organization seven (7) days before the conduct of
suchinitiation.Thewrittennoticeshallindicatetheperiodoftheinitiationactivitieswhichshallnotexceedthree(3)
days,shallincludethenamesofthosetobesubjectedtosuchactivities,andshallfurthercontainanundertaking
thatnophysicalviolencebeemployedbyanybodyduringsuchinitiationrites.

Section 3. The head of the school or organization or their representatives must assign at least two (2)
representativesoftheschoolororganization,asthecasemaybe,tobepresentduringtheinitiation.Itisthedutyof
such representative to see to it that no physical harm of any kind shall be inflicted upon a recruit, neophyte or
applicant.

Section4.Ifthepersonsubjectedtohazingorotherformsofinitiationritessuffersanyphysicalinjuryordiesasa
result thereof, the officers and members of the fraternity, sorority or organization who actually participated in the
inflictionofphysicalharmshallbeliableasprincipals.Thepersonorpersonswhoparticipatedinthehazingshall
suffer:

1. The penalty of reclusion perpetua (life imprisonment) if death, rape, sodomy or mutilation results there
from.

2.Thepenaltyofreclusiontemporalinitsmaximumperiod(17years,4monthsand1dayto20years)ifin
consequenceofthehazingthevictimshallbecomeinsane,imbecile,impotentorblind.

3.Thepenaltyofreclusiontemporalinitsmediumperiod(14years,8monthsandonedayto17yearsand4
months)ifinconsequenceofthehazingthevictimshallhavelosttheuseofspeechorthepowertohearorto
smell,orshallhavelostaneye,ahand,afoot,anarmoralegorshallhavelosttheuseofanysuchmember
shallhavebecomeincapacitatedfortheactivityorworkinwhichhewashabituallyengaged.

4.Thepenaltyofreclusiontemporalinitsminimumperiod(12yearsandonedayto14yearsand8months)if
inconsequenceofthehazingthevictimshallbecomedeformedorshallhavelostanyotherpartofhisbody,
orshallhavelosttheusethereof,orshallhavebeenillorincapacitatedfortheperformanceontheactivityor
workinwhichhewashabituallyengagedforaperiodofmorethanninety(90)days.

5.Thepenaltyofprisonmayorinitsmaximumperiod(10yearsandonedayto12years)ifinconsequenceof
thehazingthevictimshallhavebeenillorincapacitatedfortheperformanceontheactivityorworkinwhich
hewashabituallyengagedforaperiodofmorethanthirty(30)days.

6.Thepenaltyofprisonmayorinitsmediumperiod(8yearsandonedayto10years)ifinconsequenceof
thehazingthevictimshallhavebeenillorincapacitatedfortheperformanceontheactivityorworkinwhich
he was habitually engaged for a period of ten (10) days or more, or that the injury sustained shall require
medicalassistanceforthesameperiod.

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7.Thepenaltyofprisonmayorinitsminimumperiod(6yearsandonedayto8years)ifinconsequenceof
thehazingthevictimshallhavebeenillorincapacitatedfortheperformanceontheactivityorworkinwhich
he was habitually engaged from one (1) to nine (9) days, or that the injury sustained shall require medical
assistanceforthesameperiod.

8.Thepenaltyofprisoncorreccionalinitsmaximumperiod(4years,2monthsandonedayto6years)ifin
consequenceofthehazingthevictimsustainedphysicalinjurieswhichdonotpreventhimfromengagingin
hishabitualactivityorworknorrequiremedicalattendance.

Theresponsibleofficialsoftheschoolorofthepolice,militaryorcitizen'sarmytrainingorganization,mayimpose
theappropriateadministrativesanctionsonthepersonorthepersonschargedunderthisprovisionevenbeforetheir
conviction.Themaximumpenaltyhereinprovidedshallbeimposedinanyofthefollowinginstances:

(a)whentherecruitmentisaccompaniedbyforce,violence,threat,intimidationordeceitonthepersonofthe
recruitwhorefusestojoin

(b) when the recruit, neophyte or applicant initially consents to join but upon learning that hazing will be
committedonhisperson,ispreventedfromquitting

(c)whentherecruit,neophyteorapplicanthavingundergonehazingispreventedfromreportingtheunlawful
act to his parents or guardians, to the proper school authorities, or to the police authorities, through force,
violence,threatorintimidation

(d)whenthehazingiscommittedoutsideoftheschoolorinstitutionor

(e)whenthevictimisbelowtwelve(12)yearsofageatthetimeofthehazing.

Theowneroftheplacewherehazingisconductedshallbeliableasanaccomplice,whenhehasactualknowledge
ofthehazingconductedthereinbutfailedtotakeanyactiontopreventthesamefromoccurring.Ifthehazingisheld
inthehomeofoneoftheofficersormembersofthefraternity,group,ororganization,theparentsshallbeheldliable
as principals when they have actual knowledge of the hazing conducted therein but failed to take any action to
preventthesamefromoccurring.

Theschoolauthoritiesincludingfacultymemberswhoconsenttothehazingorwhohaveactualknowledgethereof,
butfailedtotakeanyactiontopreventthesamefromoccurringshallbepunishedasaccomplicesfortheactsof
hazingcommittedbytheperpetrators.

The officers, former officers, or alumni of the organization, group, fraternity or sorority who actually planned the
hazingalthoughnotpresentwhentheactsconstitutingthehazingwerecommittedshallbeliableasprincipals.A
fraternity or sorority's adviser who is present when the acts constituting the hazing were committed and failed to
takeactiontopreventthesamefromoccurringshallbeliableasprincipal.

Thepresenceofanypersonduringthehazingisprimafacieevidenceofparticipationthereinasprincipalunlesshe
preventedthecommissionoftheactspunishableherein.

Any person charged under this provision shall not be entitled to the mitigating circumstance that there was no
intentiontocommitsograveawrong.

Thissectionshallapplytothepresident,manager,directororotherresponsibleofficerofacorporationengagedin
hazingasarequirementforemploymentinthemannerprovidedherein.

Section5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other parts or provisions
thereofshallremainvalidandeffective.

Section6.Alllaws,orders,rulesorregulationswhichareinconsistentwithorcontrarytotheprovisionsofthisAct
areherebyamendedorrepealedaccordingly.

Section 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) calendar days after its publication in at least two (2) national
newspapersofgeneralcirculation.

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