List of hazing deaths in the Philippines

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This is a list of hazing-related deaths in the Philippines. This is not an exhaustive list. Inclusion in this list requires that the incident was described by the media as a hazing-related death. The majority of deaths in this list include but are not limited to cases that involve fraternities.

The first reported hazing death in the Philippines was that of Gonzalo Mariano Albert, a University of the Philippines Diliman student and an Upsilon Sigma Phi neophyte. He died in 1954.

The death of Leonardo Villa in 1991 led to the passage of the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995. ^[1]

List

Before 1990

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
July 18, 1954	Gonzalo Mariano Albert	Upsilon Sigma Phi	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	The first recorded hazing-related death in the Philippines. Died from a burst appendix during an operation. President Ramon Magsaysay created the Castro Committee to investigate the death. The committee found hazing not to be the cause of Albert's death but added that the mauling he received prior to the operation weakened him physically. [2] [3]
August 1967	Ferdinand Tabtab	Alpha Phi Omega	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	First recorded hazing death in the history of the fraternity. [3] [4] [5]
April 13, 1969	Miguel Arucan	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	[6]
August 21, 1976	Mel Honasan	Beta Sigma	San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila	Brother of Gregorio Honasan, who was later elected as Senator of the Philippines. [3] [7] [8]
February 23, 1978	Manuel Salas	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	[9]
November 9, 1981	Andres Ramos Jr.	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	[9] [10]
July 1983	Arbel Liwag	Beta Sigma	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	[3] [11] [12]

1990s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
February 10, 1991	Leonardo Villa	Aquila Legis	Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City	In November 1993, 26 of 35 accused fraternity members were initially convicted of homicide. [13] After the case was brought to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, the charges against the five were eventually downgraded to reckless imprudence resulting in homicide in 2012; nineteen were acquitted in 2002; and two died pending the decisions. Charges against the other five were dismissed. [1] In 2014, the SC issued a final decision that the five were "eligible for probation." [14] [15] Villa's death led to the passage of the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995. [3] [16]
September 8, 1991	Raul Camaligan	Lex Talionis	San Beda College, Manila	Camaligan's father filed charges of murder against the fraternity members involved. The case was won with the paddle used in the hazing rites used as evidence. [3] [17]
October 13, 1991	Frederick Cahiyang	Alpha Phi Omega	University of the Visayas, Cebu City	Reportedly the first publicized fatal hazing incident in Cebu schools. [3] [18]
1991	Felipe Narne	No information	Araullo University, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija	[3] [19]
1991	Dennis Cenedoza	Military hazing	Cavite Naval Training Center, Cavite City	[19]
1991	Joselito Mangga	Military hazing	Philippine Merchant Maritime Institute, Makati	[19]
1992	Joselito Hernandez	Scintilla Juris	University of the Philippines Baguio, Baguio	[3] [19]
1995	Seth Lopez	Reserve Officers' Training Corps	De La Salle University	Lopez's parents filed murder charges, which were eventually dropped. De La Salle University introduced the Non-Fraternity Contract for freshmen after the incident. [20] [21]
August 6, 1995	Mark Roland Martin	Epsilon Chi	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	[3] [22] [23]
	Oliver Estrella	Tau Gamma Phi	Holy Angel University, Angeles City	[22] [24]
	Marvin Sarmiento
August 16, 1998	Alexander Icasiano	Alpha Phi Beta	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	[3] [25] [26]

2000s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
June 2000	Ace Bernabe Ekid	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	[27] [28]
May 15, 2000	Dominante Tunac	Police hazing	Philippine National Police Academy, Silang, Cavite	[29]
March 10, 2001	Edward Domingo	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	Two cadets were convicted of homicide by the Baguio Regional Trial Court for his death, the first time that a civilian court convicted cadets of the Philippine Military Academy. [27] [30]
April 7, 2001	Monico de Guzman	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	[27]
May 2, 2001	Fernando Balidoy	Military hazing	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales	[27]
August 4, 2001	Rafael Root Albano III	Sigma Mu	Far Eastern University, Manila	[3] [27]
January 5, 2003	Jeoffrey Andawi	Police hazing	Philippine National Police Academy, Silang, Cavite	[31]
2003	Emerson Berry Jr.	Beta Sigma Rho	Casanayan National High School, Pilar, Capiz	[27]
August 22, 2004	Jonathan Bombase	Alpha Phi Omega	Partido College, Goa, Camarines Sur	[32]
October 2, 2005	Dan Robert Talibutab	Kapatiran ng mga Kabataang Kriminolohiya	St. Therese – MTC Colleges - Magdalo, Iloilo City	[33]
January 14, 2006	Marlon Villanueva	Alpha Phi Omega	University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna	Died during initiation rites conducted at the Villa Novaliches Resort in Barangay Pansol, Calamba, Laguna. [23] His case saw the first conviction under the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995. Two Alpha Phi Omega members were sentenced to reclusion perpetua in a 2015 decision. [3] [1] [34]
March 3, 2006	Clark Anson Silverio	Tau Gamma Phi	Technological University of the Philippines, Manila	[27] [35]
May 6, 2006	Jan Angelo Dollete	Alpha Phi Omega	Capiz State University, Roxas City, Capiz	[36]
August 18, 2006	Dennis Africa	Tau Gamma Phi	Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa	[3] [37]
January 28, 2007	Mark Rodriguez	Tau Gamma Phi	Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	[3] [38]
March 11, 2007	Ronald Sequeña	Tau Gamma Phi	Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa	[39]
August 27, 2007	Cris Anthony Mendez	Sigma Rho	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	[3] [40]
August 2, 2008	Chester Paulo Abracias	Tau Gamma Phi	Enverga University, Lucena, Quezon	[41] [42]
August 21, 2009	Karl Anthony Gaudicos	Tau Gamma Phi/Tau Gamma Sigma	Holy Cross of Davao College, Davao City	[27] [43]
January 24, 2009	Josephus dela Rosa	Military hazing	Training and Doctrine Center (TRADOC), Philippine Army, Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac	[44]
October 2, 2009	John Vincent Bernat	Alpha Kappa Rho	Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology, Butuan	[45]
October 12, 2009	Elvis Sinaluan	Scouts Royale Brotherhood	No information, died in Alfonso, Cavite	[3] [27] [11]
October 22, 2009	John Daniel Samparanda	Tau Gamma Phi	Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite, General Trias, Cavite	[27]
November 14, 2009	Glacy Monique Dimaranan	Scouts Royale Brotherhood	Lakeshore National High School, Biñan, Laguna	Shot in the head during an initiation ritual. [46]

2010s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
April 15, 2010	Daniel Lorenz Jacinto	Unknown	Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila	[47] [48]
July 18, 2010	Menardo Clamucha Jr.	Kapatiran ng mga Kabataang Kriminolohiya	University of Iloilo, Iloilo City	[3] [41]
August 15, 2010	EJ Karl Initia	Alpha Phi Omega	University of Makati, Makati	[3] [27] [41]
October 27, 2010	Noel Borja Jr.	Tau Gamma Phi	DepEd Alternative Learning System, Manila	[3] [27] [41]
May 2011	Erik Apura	Military Hazing	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales	[49]
September 15, 2011	Nor Silongan	Tau Gamma Phi	Notre Dame of Tacurong College, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat	[3] [41]
February 19, 2012	Marvin Reglos	Lambda Rho Beta	San Beda College, Manila	[3] [27] [50]
July 30, 2012	Marc Andre Marcos	Lex Leonum Fraternitas	San Beda College, Manila	[3] [51]
October 12, 2013	John Mark Dugan	Collegiate hazing	Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, Mariveles, Bataan	[27] [52]
June 28, 2014	Guillo Servando	Tau Gamma Phi	De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Manila	[3] [53]
November 2, 2014	Ariel Inofre	Tau Gamma Phi	Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon	Died in a hospital in Naga, Camarines Sur after undergoing a hazing ritual in Tagkawayan, Quezon on October 17. [3] [54]
June 24, 2015	Christian Dela Cruz	True Brown Style	Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School, Santa Maria, Bulacan	[3] [55]
September 30, 2015	Anthony Javier	Tau Gamma Phi	Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City	[3] [56]
September 17, 2017	Horacio Castillo III	Aegis Juris	University of Santo Tomas, Manila	Ten suspects were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2024. [57]
September 18, 2019	Darwin Dormitorio	Military Hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	Three PMA cadets were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2024. [58]

2020s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
February 16, 2020	Omer Despabiladeras	Tau Gamma Phi	Solis Institute of Technology, Bulan, Sorsogon	[59]
August 9, 2020	Robert John Limpioso Fernandez	Alpha Kappa Rho	No information, died in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte	[60]
November 15, 2020	Joselito Envidiado	Tau Gamma Phi	Zamboanga National High School West, Zamboanga City	[61] [62] [59]
July 6, 2021	Jonash Bondoc	Collegiate hazing	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales	[63]
September 9, 2021	Mark Lester Miranda	No information	Doña Hortencia Salas Benedicto National High School, La Carlota, Negros Occidental	Died after undergoing a hazing ritual in San Enrique, Negros Occidental. [64] [65]
September 23, 2021	George Karl Magsayo	Police hazing	Philippine National Police Academy, Silang, Cavite	[66]
March 20, 2022	Reymarc Rabutazo	Tau Gamma Phi	Unnamed high school in Kalayaan, Laguna	[67]
July 26, 2022	Jaypee De Guzman Ramores	Police hazing	Philippine National Police, San Jacinto, Masbate	[68]
September 18, 2022	August Caezar Saplot	Alpha Kappa Rho	University of Mindanao, Davao City	[69]
December 19, 2022	Ronnel Baguio	Tau Gamma Phi	University of Cebu, Cebu City	[70]
February 18, 2023	John Matthew Salilig	Tau Gamma Phi	Adamson University, Manila	Went to a fraternity initiation in Biñan, Laguna and disappeared on that date. Found dead in an open field in Imus, Cavite on February 28. [71] One suspect later committed suicide. [72]
October 16, 2023	Ahldryn Lery Bravante	Tau Gamma Phi	Philippine College of Criminology, Manila	Died hours after sustaining injuries at his fraternity initiation in Quezon City. Four suspects were arrested. [73]
July 10, 2024	Vince Andrew Delos Reyes	Collegiate hazing	NYK-TDG Maritime Academy, Calamba, Laguna	Died after being made to do strenuous exercises by a senior cadet over an alleged infraction on July 8. [74]
September 29, 2024	Ren Joseph Bayan	Tau Gamma Phi	San Pablo National High School, Jaen, Nueva Ecija	Died after undergoing a hazing ritual in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. [75] [76]
July 31, 2025	Charlie Patigayon	Military hazing	Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Battalion headquarters, Maguindanao del Sur	Died after undergoing a welcoming ceremony. [77]

See also

• List of hazing deaths in the United States
• Hazing in Greek letter organizations
• List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

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