00:00A group is pushing for the banning of all types of hazing in the country.
00:05Here are the details of the statement of Mary Antoinette Tinok of IBC 13.
00:12Along with the announcement of the National Hazing Prevention Week this February,
00:16which is also in accordance with the President's mandate,
00:18some groups urged the government to completely ban all types of hazing in the country.
00:25Although the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 is being implemented,
00:30many young people are still becoming victims of it,
00:33which is said to be harmful to education.
00:35It should be noted that in 2019,
00:38a 4th class cadet named Darwin Dormitorio,
00:41one of the victims of hazing in the Philippines,
00:44was arrested by the Philippine Military Academy,
00:47which has already arranged a program to completely ban hazing in the PMA.
00:53After the Dormitorio case,
00:55the Philippine Military Academy has arranged programs
01:02which also look into our system and processes
01:05to ensure that that particular dark side of PMA will no longer be repeated.
01:13Some experts believe that it is time to teach the schools
01:18the harmful effects of hazing to stop it.
01:22Through an educational campaign and information dissemination.
01:27It's good to find a way to meet the goals of the participants.
01:34How can they belong?
01:36How can they feel empowered?
01:38How can they feel that their needs are responded to?
01:44For now, the committee of the Senate and the House
01:48is working on a separate version of the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018
01:53which will impose a heavier punishment on those who violate it.
01:57It also aims to completely ban hazing in the Philippines.
02:01It is also included in the bill,
02:03a larger fine of P20 million,
02:07not only for those who violated initiation rights,
02:10but also for the entire fraternity.
02:12From IBC 13, Meryan Tolantino for Balitang Pambansa.
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