Highlights of the Republic Act No.

11053, also known as

the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018

 Definition of Hazing, to include acts that result to physical or psychological

suffering, harm, or injury inflicted on a recruit, neophyte, applicant, or
member as part of initiation or requirement or continuing membership in a
fraternity, sorority, or organization (Sec. 2a).

 Definition of an Organization, which is expanded to include but not limited to

any club, association, group, fraternity, or sorority (Sec. 2c).

 Promulgation of procedures to regulate school-based initiation, which

requires a written application (must be submitted seven (7) days before
initiation), information on participants and the event, an undertaking that no
harm will be done, guarantee that initiation shall not to last more than three
(3) days, and posting (i.e. in bulletin boards, offices) of the said application
(Sec. 4).

 Formulation of Guidelines to approval of University-based initiation, to be

promulgated within 60 days after approval of the Act [Act was approved 29
June 2018] (Sec. 4).

 University Representation during approved initiation rites (Sec. 5).

 Mandatory registration for fraternities, sororities, and organizations, with

University students as members, before they conduct activities in the school
(Sec. 6).

 Qualification of the Fraternity, Sorority, and Organization Adviser [must be a

faculty member] and his/her responsibilities during initiation [i.e. monitor
activities, presumed consent when unlawful act is committed] (Sec. 7).

 Responsibilities of the University, to include (a) information dissemination to

students and parents about hazing, and (b) orientation to fraternities,
sororities, and organizations at the start of the semester (Sec. 8).

 Penalties, to cover those who participated in hazing, planned the hazing,

cooperated with the hazing, concealment of hazing, and obstructing
investigation (Sec. 14).

 Penalties on the University, when no authorized representative was present

during the initiation rites or have failed to act on the case (Sec. 14).

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  Reflection of conviction by final judgment in the scholastic record of the
person convicted, regardless when the judgment of conviction has become
final (Sec. 14).

Reference

Republic Act No. 11053 An Act Prohibiting Hazing and Other Forms of Initiation Rites
of Fraternities, Sororities, and Other Organizations, and Providing Penalties for
Violations thereof, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 8049 entitled “An Act
Regulating Hazing and Other Forms of Initiation Rites of Fraternities, Sororities, and
Other Organizations, and Providing Penalties therefor.” Approved 29 June 2018.

RPGonzalo
16 August 2018