Metro Manila (AdChoiceTV News, October 9)— The family of late Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet Darwin Dormitorio on Tuesday formally filed charges against those linked to the fatal hazing of the plebe.
The Dormitorio family filed with the Baguio City court complaints of murder, torture, and hazing against PMA cadets supposedly involved in the hazing death of Darwin Dormitorio in September.
Respondents include 1st class cadet Axl Rey Sanopao, 2nd class cadet Christian Zacarias, and 3rd class cadets Shalimar Imperial Jr., Felix Lumbag Jr., Julius Carlo Tadena, Rey David John Volante, and John Vincent Manalo.
Apart from the seven cadets, the Dormitorio family also filed cases against two tactical officers and three medical doctors of the academy.
The cadets will face charges for violations of Republic Act 8049 or Anti-Hazing law and Republic Act 9745 or Anti-Torture Act. The doctors will face charges for "dereliction of duty."
This is my family's wish, as discussed last week it should be airtight, we are basing the charges based on evidences at hand," said Dexter Dormitorio, Darwin's brother, told AdChoiceTV News.
Republic Act 11053 or the "Anti-Hazing Act of 2018" bans all forms of hazing and orders the regulation of initiation rites — physical and psychological — of fraternities, sororities, and organizations to make it safer for recruits. The law also covers the citizens' military and army training.
It penalizes violators with up to 40 years imprisonment and a ₱3-million fine if a hazing rite leads to death, rape, sodomy, or mutilation
Dormitorio was a 20-year-old freshman cadet who died at the PMA hospital in Baguio City after he succumbed to fatal blows as a result of hazing.
After his hospitalization in August, he was brought back to the PMA Hospital on September 17. Dormitorio was diagnosed with urinary tract infection and discharged after a four-hour observation. Hours later, he was back at the barracks where he began vomiting. He was found unconscious early morning the next day. He was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Top PMA officials, including its superintendent, Lt. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista, resigned after the cadet's controversial death. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has also ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a separate probe on the incident.
AdChoiceTV News, Robi Chan contributed to this report.
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