Representative Gatchalian Proposed a "Servando Act" in Congress
As reported by Louis Bacani on July 8, 2014 in the website of the Philippine Star ( http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/07/08/1343862/proposed-servando-act-seeks-total-ban-frat-hazing ) , Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian proposed a "Servando Act" in Congress which aims to ban totally hazing in a fraternity. A photo taken from website of the Philippine Star. A police officer is shown here inspecting the paddles seized from the alleged members of a fraternity. A Servando Act is a House Bill No. 4714 filed by Rep. Gatchalian that would replace the Anti-Hazing Law following the death of College of St. Benilde (CSB) student Guillo Cesar Servando. In this connection, the proposed bill is named after Servando. Accordingly, this new bill would give more teeth to the present law regulating hazing. The current Anti-Hazing Law or Republic Act No. 8049 has been proven toothless in not only preventi...