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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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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