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Seven years after Horacio “Atio” Castillo III died from severe beating during fraternity initiation rites, 10 of the young men he had thought would be his Aegis Juris “brothers” were convicted of hazing yesterday and sentenced to life in prison by Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11 Judge Shirley Magsipoc-Pagalilauan.
MANILA, Philippines — It was a long and painful wait for the parents and loved ones of Horacio “Atio” Castillo III, but in the end they found closure, even as some questions remain unanswered.
MANILA, Philippines — After seven years, a Manila court convicted yesterday 10 Aegis Juris fraternity members over the hazing death of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III in 2017.
MANILA, Philippines (2nd update, 2:50 p.m.) — Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11 on Tuesday, October 1 convicts the members of Aegis Juris fraternity who were involved in the hazing of University of Santo Tomas civil law freshman Atio Castillo in 2017.
I welcome the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11's guilty verdict on the ten Aegis Juris fratmen involved in the hazing and death of University of Santo Tomas law freshman Horacio 'Atio' Castillo III. The road to justice has been long and challenging, especially for Atio's family who waited seven years for this day to come, but today marks a victory for the rule of law against the evil of hazing.
We strongly condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless and brutal death of 18-year-old Nueva Ecija Grade 11 student Ren Joseph Bayan, another young man fallen victim to the brutality of hazing.
COTABATO CITY — Two men from General Santos City were killed in a gun attack inside a residential yard in Barangay Makir in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte late Sunday, September 29.
MANILA, Philippines — An 18-year-old student from Nueva Ecija was found dead on Sunday night, September 29, after allegedly taking part in the initiation rites of a fraternity.