epublic of the Bllippines Congress of the Philippines Sito Masia Seveteeh Congress Second Regular Sesion ‘Ragu and holdin Meio Mani, on Mondey, the "wentyfourh Sy of ay, tua sevonteon, [Reruauic AcrNo. 11053) AN ACT PROHIBITING HAZING AND REGULATING OTHER PORMS OF INITIATION RITES OF FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, “AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES POR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AMENDING FOR "THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8048, ENTITLED ‘AN ACT REGULATING HAZING AND OTHER FORMS OF INITIATION. RITES. IN. FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS ANE PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOT™ Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Rpreseialives ofthe ‘Philipines in Congres assembled [SECTION 1, A new section to he denominaled ae Section 1 ie beveby incited in spubli Act No. 800, to read sa fans ‘SECTION 1, Short Tl ~ This Act shall be ‘known ae the “Ait Hlaning Act of 2018SHC. 2. Section 1 ofthe same Act is horeby amended to road fallow: ‘SEC. 2. Definition of Terma ~ Ae weed in thie cs “(e) Hong refers 10 any set that reels in physical or pevholoiclslfering. arm, or injury fnticed ona soenst, neophyte, apc or emer ft part of an Inlation te oe practice made te 4 prerequisite for admission or @ requirement for ontinuing membership in a fateraty, sorry or ‘rpanztion including, bt mot limited to, padi, ‘whipping. beting, branding. feed eabsthenic xporre tothe westher, ore conmunption of sn fia, bauor beverage, deus or other mien, oF fey alr ral teaent fv pga sty ‘which ie Lely to advorely ale the physieal and Devehologcal health of such recruit, neophyte, lisa or member. Ths ball alo include any {cts intentionally made oF othorwice. by one Devon alone or acing with others that tends Fomate cr embarrar, degrade, abu. o endanger, by requiring « reer, neophyte, applicant ot ‘member to do menial, ily. or fois laske. “{h) Initiation or Initiation Rites refer to ceremonies, proton, ite, cr eter aes, whether formal or informa, that a person must perform oF take pat in onder #9 be acepted into fraternity ron or egunzation ara fledged member It Spall cremonie, practices, tal, and ter ts In all tagos of membership in fatornty, sora, “© Organisation refers to an ganized tty of people which includes but la ot Timed to, ny huh sexecatin group rate, and soon” The fern shall include the Armed Forces of the Philppines (AFP), the Philpoine Netnal Polis (PNP), the Pippi Miltary Academy (PMA) the Phiipine National Police Academy (PNPA), and hee tile normed sero latring stsone “(Schools rele wo eallegee, universities, and all otter eduational institutions SEC. 3A new section tobe denominated as Section 3 te hereby suerted in the tame Act to Toad ne fll “SEC. 8, Prohibition on Hosing.~ Al forms of ‘hazing shall bo prohibit in fstomtie, erate, nd erganizatons im school, including itzens ‘ilery teaming and cone! omy tring Ts prohbition shell likewiee apply to all other Entities sroiiesandoreaneatone tht ae no tehoathaned, such te commmunty-tneed nd ther ‘Similar fetemities,sroitig, and orgaizations Provided, ‘That the physical, mental. and paseological sting and training procedures and Dractees to determine and enhance Che phil, rental and payehologcal fitness of prospective Fegular members of the APP and the PNP ae {ppreved by the Secretary of Netinal Defense end the atonal Polis Common, duly recommended by th Chic of Steff of the AFP end the Duvetr Uaneral of the PND, shall not be considered ae Tsing for purposes of tha Act” Provided, further, ‘That the exception provided berein hall ewe spp to imilar pronedares and practices approved Uy Ue repeativeheade of ober enrmed leaning inatttions ae to thee prospective members, noe al his provision apply to any eustomary athlete ‘reno or ether similar contets or competitions fang sctiity oF conduct that furthers legal and lepitinate objective, ebjet to pro submission of ‘medial clearance or ert Inno case sal hazing be made rosienent for enployment in any business or corporation SEC, 4, Section 2 of the sume Astin hereby amended flows"S00. A. Regultin of School-Based ntotion ies. Only intiabon nteo or practices that do ot sonatitut hazing sll be allowed: Provided, That (a) A waiten application to conduc tation rites shall be made to tbe proper authors of the hoa aot later than seveu (aye prot t the ‘hed ination date “(The written application chal indicate the ‘place a dtd af Uh nation nites and the nates of the reerite, neophytes, oF applisante to be Tninated andthe manser by which fey wll endo the inition en “e) Such written application shall freher contain an undertaking that no hare of any kind ‘all be comated by ansbedy dari the nation “The sian tes chal ot ast moe tan thro (3) days 'e) The application sal contain the names of the sonumbent crs ofthe fexterty, snort oe ‘rpantaton and any person or pestne wht Wl take charge in the cunt of the instiaton rites 1) The application shall bender ath with « clarion that thas been posted in the offical hoo allen tod, th bullstin bao the ce of the fraternity, sorority, oF organization. and two (er eaapscuus places in Be shel in he Dromiste of the organiation and (g) The apliation shall be posted from the tine ofsbmissnn of the wet note to he steal !uthories rea of crpamztion apd call ol be Teaored from ite pesting thee (3) daye after the ‘Sadact of the initiation nite, ‘The schon, rnteriy, srry. or organization hall provide for their especie bulletin bande for purpots of tie section ‘uidelins fr the approval of denial of the opie to ond initiation ies by rine fratemity, sorority, or organization shall be promulgated by the appropriate school ofials not Tater than est (60) dave after the approval of tha ‘Ac. The apropete soa shanties al ave he ‘hligtion to disapprove tho appizston to conduct, Insiaton tes Ghat do act conform with any of the equemente of the secon and the reasons there Shall Se stated cleanly and in unequivcs! terme in 8 formal advice to the fraternity. sorority, Crgenzaton consersed, ting int eonedeation the Safety and security of yartispants in the acts ‘Scho! afciale shall have the authority to impor, after due notice and summary hearing, iscfinary sanctions. in accordance with the choots guides and regulations on the maton, ‘which shall include, but sal not be lied to Teprinand,suenson, excuse, or expulsion, 2 he Ie upd all the officers ofthe Rater sory. rorgniaton which edt stato wid fat meuring the necessary approval of the schol fs recited er this cio, All mmbers ofthe ffatemity sorry, oF oraniation, who partcated ‘nthe unauthorized nition rite even i'n ing ‘wae onducted, shall also be punished seeding. ‘tn ese the writon application fh the conduct of intiation etco contains flee or inaccurate {aforantion, appropriate dispinary sanctions in Aecordance with the schools guidelines, and Tofulction onthe matter ranging fom reprimand Toeesrulsion shall bo imposed, afer de noice and Summary ering. agaist the pereon who prepared the aplication oF supped the fase and imac