VP Binay visits wake of hazing victim. Vice President Jejomar Binay condoles with Christine Servando, mother of hazing victim Guillo Servando, at her son’s wake in La Salle Green Hills on Tuesday, July 1. GMA News
Fraternities should be regulated instead of being banned outright, Vice President Jejomar Binay said Tuesday following the death of a De La Salle-College of St. Benilde student due to alleged hazing.
In an interview, Binay, a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, said it is well within the rights of students to organize fraternities.
He, however, said that these groups should be recognized and monitored by universities and other educational institutions.
“Ang alam kong naging malaking bagay sa UP [University of the Philippines], iyang mga iyan [fraternities] ay mino-monitor, regulated, at least, kilala mo sila. If they are registered, they are informed na bawal ang hazing. Kapag nagkaroon ng hazing, sususpindihin namin kayo,” Binay said after the wake of alleged hazing victim Guillo Servando.
Servando was found unconscious inside a condominium unit in Manila on Sunday. The 18-year-old sophomore college student was confirmed dead by the funeral parlor where his body was brought.
Aside from Servando, three other students were found injured inside the condominium unit. They have been brought to the Philippine General Hospital for treatment.
A suspect in Servando’s fatal hazing already surrendered to Manila police on Tuesday afternoon.
Binay, meanwhile, called on alleged members of the Tau Gamma Phi fraternity tagged as suspects by the Manila Police District to surrender.
“Hindi po pwedeng habangbuhay kayong magtatago. Meron po kayong dapat harapin. Dahil sa ang kanilang ginawa ay hindi tama. Unang-una, bawal ho iyan. Pangalawa, condemnable po iyan. Buhay ang nawala. Hindi tama,” he said. —Andreo Calonzo/KBK, GMA News
