List of hazing deaths in the Philippines

This is a list of hazing-related deaths in the Philippines. This is not an exhaustive list. Inclusion in this list requires that the incident was described by the media as a hazing-related death. The majority of deaths in this list include but are not limited to cases that involve fraternities.
The first reported hazing death in the Philippines was that of Gonzalo Mariano Albert, a University of the Philippines Diliman student and an Upsilon Sigma Phi neophyte. He died in 1954.
The death of Leonardo Villa in 1991 led to the passage of the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995.

List

Before 1990

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
		Upsilon Sigma Phi	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	The first recorded hazing-related death in the Philippines. Died from a burst appendix during an operation. President Ramon Magsaysay created the Castro Committee to investigate the death. The committee found hazing not to be the cause of Albert's death but added that the mauling he received prior to the operation weakened him physically.
		Alpha Phi Omega	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City	First recorded hazing death in the history of the fraternity.
	Miguel Arucan	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio
		Beta Sigma	San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila	Brother of Gregorio Honasan, who was later elected as Senator of the Philippines.
	Manuel Salas	Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio
		Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio
July 1983		Beta Sigma	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City

1990s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
		Aquila Legis	Ateneo de [Manila University], Quezon City	In November 1993, 26 of 35 accused fraternity members were initially convicted of homicide. After the case was brought to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, the charges against the five were eventually downgraded to reckless imprudence resulting in homicide in 2012; nineteen were acquitted in 2002; and two died pending the decisions. Charges against the other five were dismissed. In 2014, the SC issued a final decision that the five were "eligible for probation." Villa's death led to the passage of the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995.
		Lex Talionis	San Beda College, Manila	Camaligan's father filed charges of murder against the fraternity members involved. The case was won with the paddle used in the hazing rites used as evidence.
		Alpha Phi Omega	University of the Visayas, Cebu City	Reportedly the first publicized fatal hazing incident in Cebu schools.
1991			Araullo University, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija
1991	Dennis Cenedoza	Military hazing	Cavite Naval Training Center, Cavite City
1991	Joselito Mangga	Military hazing	Philippine Merchant Maritime Institute, Makati
1992		Scintilla Juris	University of the Philippines Baguio, Baguio
1995	Seth Lopez	Reserve Officers' Training Corps	De [La Salle University]	Lopez's parents filed murder charges, which were eventually dropped. De La Salle University introduced the Non-Fraternity Contract for freshmen after the incident.
		Epsilon Chi	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
		Tau Gamma Phi	Holy Angel University, Angeles City
		Tau Gamma Phi	Holy Angel University, Angeles City
		Alpha Phi Beta	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City

2000s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
		Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio
	Dominante Tunac	Police hazing	Philippine National Police Academy, Silang, Cavite
		Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	Two cadets were convicted of homicide by the Baguio Regional Trial Court for his death, the first time that a civilian court convicted cadets of the Philippine Military Academy.
		Military hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio
		Military hazing	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales
		Sigma Mu	Far Eastern University, Manila
	Jeoffrey Andawi	Police hazing	Philippine National Police Academy, Silang, Cavite
		Beta Sigma Rho	Casanayan National High School, Pilar, Capiz
	Jonathan Bombase	Alpha Phi Omega	Partido College, Goa, Camarines Sur
		Kapatiran ng mga Kabataang Kriminolohiya	St. Therese – MTC Colleges - Magdalo, Iloilo City
		Alpha Phi Omega	University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna	Died during initiation rites conducted at the Villa Novaliches Resort in Barangay Pansol, Calamba, Laguna. His case saw the first conviction under the Anti-Hazing Act of 1995. Two Alpha Phi Omega members were sentenced to reclusion perpetua in a 2015 decision.
		Tau Gamma Phi	Technological University of the Philippines, Manila
		Alpha Phi Omega	Capiz State University, Roxas City, Capiz
		Tau Gamma Phi	Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa, Muntinlupa
		Tau Gamma Phi	Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
		Tau Gamma Phi	Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa
		Sigma Rho	University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
		Tau Gamma Phi	Enverga University, Lucena, Quezon
		Tau Gamma Phi/Tau Gamma Sigma	Holy Cross of Davao College, Davao City
	Josephus dela Rosa	Military hazing	Training and Doctrine Center, Philippine Army, Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac
	John Vincent Bernat	Alpha Kappa Rho	Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology, Butuan
		Scouts Royale Brotherhood	, died in Alfonso, Cavite
		Tau Gamma Phi	Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite, General Trias, Cavite
		Scouts Royale Brotherhood	Lakeshore National High School, Biñan, Laguna	Shot in the head during an initiation ritual.

2010s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
		Unknown	Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila
		Kapatiran ng mga Kabataang Kriminolohiya	University of Iloilo, Iloilo City
		Alpha Phi Omega	University of Makati, Makati
		Tau Gamma Phi	DepEd Alternative Learning System, Manila
		Military Hazing	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales
		Tau Gamma Phi	Notre Dame of Tacurong College, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat
		Lambda Rho Beta	San Beda College, Manila
		Lex Leonum Fraternitas	San Beda College, Manila
		Collegiate hazing	Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, Mariveles, Bataan
		Tau Gamma Phi	De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Manila
		Tau Gamma Phi	Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon	Died in a hospital in Naga, Camarines Sur after undergoing a hazing ritual in Tagkawayan, Quezon on October 17.
		True Brown Style	Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School, Santa Maria, Bulacan
		Tau Gamma Phi	Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City
		Aegis Juris	University of Santo Tomas, Manila	Ten suspects were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2024.
		Military Hazing	Philippine Military Academy, Baguio	Three PMA cadets were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2024.

2020s

Date of death	Victim	Organization	Institution	Notes
		Tau Gamma Phi	Solis Institute of Technology, Bulan, Sorsogon
		Alpha Kappa Rho	, died in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
		Tau Gamma Phi	Zamboanga National High School West, Zamboanga City
		Collegiate hazing	Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales
	Mark Lester Miranda		Doña Hortencia Salas Benedicto National High School, La Carlota, Negros Occidental	Died after undergoing a hazing ritual in San Enrique, Negros Occidental.
		Police hazing	Philippine National Police Academy, Silang, Cavite
		Tau Gamma Phi	Unnamed high school in Kalayaan, Laguna
	Jaypee De Guzman Ramores	Police hazing	Philippine National Police, San Jacinto, Masbate
		Alpha Kappa Rho	University of Mindanao, Davao City
	Ronnel Baguio	Tau Gamma Phi	University of Cebu, Cebu City
	John Matthew Salilig	Tau Gamma Phi	Adamson University, Manila	Went to a fraternity initiation in Biñan, Laguna and disappeared on that date. Found dead in an open field in Imus, Cavite on February 28. One suspect later committed suicide.
	Ahldryn Lery Bravante	Tau Gamma Phi	Philippine College of Criminology, Manila	Died hours after sustaining injuries at his fraternity initiation in Quezon City. Four suspects were arrested.
	Vince Andrew Delos Reyes	Collegiate hazing and punishment	NYK-TDG Maritime Academy, Calamba, Laguna	Died after being made to do strenuous exercises by a senior cadet over an alleged infraction on July 8.
	Ren Joseph Bayan	Tau Gamma Phi	San Pablo National High School, Jaen, Nueva Ecija	Died after undergoing a hazing ritual in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.
	Charlie Patigayon	Military hazing	Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Battalion headquarters, Maguindanao del Sur	Died after undergoing a welcoming ceremony.