End the Impunity, Exact Accountability over Frat-related Violence

News Report:



Statement:

Marc Titus Cebreros (an eyewitness)

July 1, 2010, 6:35 pm, Shakey's Katipunan, Regular Case Conference of OLA Team 8. Team member Eric Pasion was discussing the case he was handling when suddenly a young man started hitting Eric's nape with a lead pipe. The man, who had boyish features, was calm and methodical, poker-faced as he continued to strike Eric. My teammates scrambled for safety as chairs and tables were overturned. I saw Francis Asilo run behind me and around the table while another boy wearing a hoodie gave chase, armed with lead pipes on both hands. Atty. Litong, our supervising lawyer, was running towards the door of the function room. Francis breezed past her. The boy chasing him had already hurled his lead pipes at him. With no more lead pipes to throw at Francis, he picked up my laptop from the table and hurled it across the room to the door. I felt cold, numb. I could only shout, "laptop ko yan!" and "deadlines ko!" as my laptop, given to me by my father when I was still a law freshie, flew twenty feet, hit the door and fell on the floor with a loud thud. The assailants and two others escaped through the front and side doors of the restaurant. I opened my laptop but the LCD gave the appearance of a broken microscope slide.

Justice remains elusive for UP hazing victim’s family

August 29, 2008 00:25:00

Jeannette Andrade

Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines – The family of University of the Philippines (UP) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) student Cris Anthony Mendez, who was killed in fraternity hazing rites, is still waiting to get justice a year after his death.

Mendez died allegedly from heavy beating sustained during Sigma Rho fraternity hazing rites in August last year.

Maikling Talumpati ng Ina ni Cris Mendez

Maikling Talumpati ni Gng. Cristina Garcia Mendez, ina ni Cris Mendez, sa National Conference to Stop Hazing noong Disyembre 11, 2007 *


Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat.

Ilang linggo lang po ang nakakaraan ay nagtagumpay kaming buksan ang mga e-mails na natanggap ng aking anak na si Cris Mendez bago siya pumanaw noong August 27, 2007.

Isa po sa mga huling e-mails na natanggap niya ay may petsang August 22, 2007 na ang title ay “Sigma Rho Tenets.” Galing po ito sa isang nagngangalang Jj Ocana na sinabi niya sa anak ko na memoryahin daw ng anak ko ang mga tenets ng Sigma Rho at idinugtong niya na “see you on saturday. we are looking forward to having you as a brod.”