We received news report that a UST law student, Horacio Castillo III, died in an alleged hazing incident involving the Aegis Juris Fraternity.
No words can describe our sadness for this unfortunate incident.
We express our profound sympathy and offer our prayers to his family for their pain and anguish— a pain that we share seeing that the life of our very own student, with all of its aspirations and potentials, taken away because of a senseless act.
At the same time, we condemn in no uncertain terms hazing in any form or manner.
Violence has no place in an academic institution, particularly in the University of Santo Tomas that values and promotes charity and compassion.
We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the perpetrators be meted the appropriate sanctions and brought to justice.
Investigation is on-going to ferret out the truth, determine liability and institute the necessary legal actions. We take this opportunity to reiterate the Christian values and ideals that hold us together and reject anything contrary to them.
