Comments on: Another Hazing Death in U.P. http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/ Lawyer in the Philippines Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:59:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: » Episode 58 Barbarians http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12114 » Episode 58 Barbarians Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:54:58 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-12114 [...] In UP, there are often two sides to student politics: the fraternity-oriented political parties, and the parties of the Left. What Teodoro doesn’t say, of course, is that the Left, would benefit from the abolition of the frats. He also cleverly avoids pointing out that while the student organizations of the Left don’t look to get beaten up by fratmen, they do glory in being beaten up by policemen. And that Leftist political rivals of the fraternities could as easily be accused of hankering for the anonymity and unanimity of the herd, except they can say, with some justice, that at least they have the sacred scripture of Marx to guide them, which fraternities don’t. A blogger I enjoy reading, “The Warrior Lawyer,” takes a less patently politically-charged look at the frat phenomenon. The movers and shakers on campus are oftentimes fratmen. The administrators, up to and including the Deans and, now and again, the President, are often affiliated with this fraternity or that. The alumni are fiercely loyal to their frats and maintain ties long after they have left the university. U.P. frats therefore wield considerable clout beyond the geographical boundaries of the school. Their members occupy influential positions in both the public and private sectors. For instance, at least nine (9) of the 23-man Philippine Senate are known to be frat or sorority members from U.P. (Villar, Honasan, Arroyo, Pangilinan, Gordon, Escudero , Angara, Ponce-Enrile and Pia Cayetano). Others have a father, sibling or spouse who are fratmen (Roxas, Defensor-Santiago).The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is a U.P. fratman. [...] [...] In UP, there are often two sides to student politics: the fraternity-oriented political parties, and the parties of the Left. What Teodoro doesn’t say, of course, is that the Left, would benefit from the abolition of the frats. He also cleverly avoids pointing out that while the student organizations of the Left don’t look to get beaten up by fratmen, they do glory in being beaten up by policemen. And that Leftist political rivals of the fraternities could as easily be accused of hankering for the anonymity and unanimity of the herd, except they can say, with some justice, that at least they have the sacred scripture of Marx to guide them, which fraternities don’t. A blogger I enjoy reading, “The Warrior Lawyer,” takes a less patently politically-charged look at the frat phenomenon. The movers and shakers on campus are oftentimes fratmen. The administrators, up to and including the Deans and, now and again, the President, are often affiliated with this fraternity or that. The alumni are fiercely loyal to their frats and maintain ties long after they have left the university. U.P. frats therefore wield considerable clout beyond the geographical boundaries of the school. Their members occupy influential positions in both the public and private sectors. For instance, at least nine (9) of the 23-man Philippine Senate are known to be frat or sorority members from U.P. (Villar, Honasan, Arroyo, Pangilinan, Gordon, Escudero , Angara, Ponce-Enrile and Pia Cayetano). Others have a father, sibling or spouse who are fratmen (Roxas, Defensor-Santiago).The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is a U.P. fratman. [...]

]]> By: Apathy: The Most Cold-Hearted Murderer Of Them All http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11581 Apathy: The Most Cold-Hearted Murderer Of Them All Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:03:51 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11581 [...] Another Hazing Death in U.P. by the Warrior Lawyer [...] [...] Another Hazing Death in U.P. by the Warrior Lawyer [...]

]]> By: Atheista | A Boy Is Dead http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11565 Atheista | A Boy Is Dead Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:39:23 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11565 [...] Another Hazing Death in U.P. [...] [...] Another Hazing Death in U.P. [...]

]]> By: EDGE http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11560 EDGE Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:28:07 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11560 Pwede nyong ma-trace lahat ng nag-txt at namilit kay Cris na sumali. Basta may court order kayo, Globe or Smart can trace all those who texted him and eventually pwede nyo ring malaman kung saan sila nagtatago thru GPRS. PLS. GAWIN NIYO NA BAGO PA SILA LUMABAS NG BANSA!! WALA KASI KONG NABALITAAN NA MAY HOLD DEPARTURE ORDER SA MGA SUSPECTS. SIGMA RHOANS: ANG CUTE NG INA NIYO!!! Pwede nyong ma-trace lahat ng nag-txt at namilit kay Cris na sumali. Basta may court order kayo, Globe or Smart can trace all those who texted him and eventually pwede nyo ring malaman kung saan sila nagtatago thru GPRS.

PLS. GAWIN NIYO NA BAGO PA SILA LUMABAS NG BANSA!!
WALA KASI KONG NABALITAAN NA MAY HOLD DEPARTURE ORDER SA MGA SUSPECTS.

SIGMA RHOANS: ANG CUTE NG INA NIYO!!!

]]> By: The Warrior Lawyer http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11519 The Warrior Lawyer Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:31:45 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11519 @ Enuh - No problem, panero/panera. Thank you for visiting my site. Hope to hear from you again. @ Enuh – No problem, panero/panera. Thank you for visiting my site. Hope to hear from you again.

]]> By: The Warrior Lawyer http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11518 The Warrior Lawyer Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:29:44 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11518 @Anti-Hazing Sister - I agree. We should cut the crap and come out strongly against this culture of violence which has no place in the academe or any civilized society for that matter. We should also break the unwritten code of silence which blankets the frat/soro community in order to halt these practices and attain justice for the victims. I hope this is happening already as I heard a radio report that a Sigma Rho member has decided to talk and has given the names of those present during the initiation rites. That said, I am still apprehensive that the influence of the frats will not easily wane and that hazing will continue. Allow me to put it in marketing language, however inelegant. There is a huge market consisting of students eager for acceptance and recognition. There are many brands which the market wants to buy into, regardless of the steep price. There is a "Laissez Faire" environment which tolerates or looks the other way at the questionable practices of the market players. There are also those who, having bought into a brand, have a vested interest in perpetrating it. @Anti-Hazing Sister – I agree. We should cut the crap and come out strongly against this culture of violence which has no place in the academe or any civilized society for that matter. We should also break the unwritten code of silence which blankets the frat/soro community in order to halt these practices and attain justice for the victims. I hope this is happening already as I heard a radio report that a Sigma Rho member has decided to talk and has given the names of those present during the initiation rites.

That said, I am still apprehensive that the influence of the frats will not easily wane and that hazing will continue. Allow me to put it in marketing language, however inelegant. There is a huge market consisting of students eager for acceptance and recognition. There are many brands which the market wants to buy into, regardless of the steep price. There is a “Laissez Faire” environment which tolerates or looks the other way at the questionable practices of the market players. There are also those who, having bought into a brand, have a vested interest in perpetrating it.

]]> By: enuh http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11503 enuh Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:59:55 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11503 hi panero/panera, i hope you don't mind if i repost your entry in my multiply site. i'm building a tagged content box devoted to articles/links/news/updates about fraternity violence. thanks! :) hi panero/panera,

i hope you don’t mind if i repost your entry in my multiply site. i’m building a tagged content box devoted to articles/links/news/updates about fraternity violence. thanks! :)

]]> By: anti-hazing sister http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11492 anti-hazing sister Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:23:09 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11492 I am just enraged how people are silenced by this senseless killings. The Malu Fernandez brouhaha has elicited more response, to think that nobody died from reading her stupid article. If frats/sororities, fratmen and women are serious about ending this tradition of violence, my challenge is this: that your frat or sorority release a condemnation of these hazings and a commitment to a hazing-free initiation rites. I have just read the official statemet of the UP Law Student body on the death of Mendez and this is what I have to say: cut the crap!! I have enough of your cry for temperance. This is the only statement I need to hear from you and your orgs: WE CONDEMN HAZING AND WE WILL NEVER CONDUCT HAZING FOR INITIATION RITES EVER AGAIN. Simple and clear, you don't have to be a lawyer to say that!!! I am just enraged how people are silenced by this senseless killings. The Malu Fernandez brouhaha has elicited more response, to think that nobody died from reading her stupid article. If frats/sororities, fratmen and women are serious about ending this tradition of violence, my challenge is this: that your frat or sorority release a condemnation of these hazings and a commitment to a hazing-free initiation rites.

I have just read the official statemet of the UP Law Student body on the death of Mendez and this is what I have to say: cut the crap!! I have enough of your cry for temperance. This is the only statement I need to hear from you and your orgs: WE CONDEMN HAZING AND WE WILL NEVER CONDUCT HAZING FOR INITIATION RITES EVER AGAIN. Simple and clear, you don’t have to be a lawyer to say that!!!

]]> By: Put A Stop To The Barbaric Practice of Hazing http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11442 Put A Stop To The Barbaric Practice of Hazing Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:53:55 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11442 [...] Another Hazing Death in U.P. by the Warrior Lawyer [...] [...] Another Hazing Death in U.P. by the Warrior Lawyer [...]

]]> By: Justice for Cris Anthony Mendez » Touched by an Angel » http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/comment-page-1/#comment-11437 Justice for Cris Anthony Mendez » Touched by an Angel » Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:24:02 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/09/01/another-hazing-death-in-up/#comment-11437 [...] Ang Lalaking mukhang bao ang buhok (Cris’ friend blog) Another Hazing Death in U.P. by the Warrior Lawyer The true barbarians of UP (UPDATED) Unang Hirit’s video feed on Cris’s death And you dare call us “Barbarians”?!! Death puts end to short, happy life of Cris Frat Hazing sa UP kinundena UP Students seek justice for frat hazing victim The Truth is Risky Business Hazy over Hazing Cris Mendez, DEAD — Justice for the Boy, When? Para kay Cris Anthony Mendez [...] [...] Ang Lalaking mukhang bao ang buhok (Cris’ friend blog) Another Hazing Death in U.P. by the Warrior Lawyer The true barbarians of UP (UPDATED) Unang Hirit’s video feed on Cris’s death And you dare call us “Barbarians”?!! Death puts end to short, happy life of Cris Frat Hazing sa UP kinundena UP Students seek justice for frat hazing victim The Truth is Risky Business Hazy over Hazing Cris Mendez, DEAD — Justice for the Boy, When? Para kay Cris Anthony Mendez [...]

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