Please be informed that the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs regarding the fatal hazing of Horacio Castillo III will not push through on Tuesday, as per Committee Secretary Claire Fuentes-Olay.
We will update you on the rescheduling of the hearing soonest. Thank you.
In an interview, Sen. Lacson answers questions on:
– possible cover-up in the hazing of Horacio Castillo III
– SWS survey on killings in anti-drug operations
– CHR budget for 2018
In an interview, Sen. Lacson answers questions on:
– investigation into the fatal hazing of Horacio Castillo III
– reported proposal for legislative police
Opening Statement for the Inquiry
on the Killing of Horacio Castillo III
Borrowing the wisdom of no less than the Supreme Court, Horacio Tomas Castillo III, like Lenny Villa and the other neophytes joining fraternities, entailed a leap in the dark. By giving consent under the circumstances, they left their fates in the hands of the fraternity members. Quoting from Villareal vs. People of the Philippines. G.R. No. 151258:
“Unfortunately, the hands to which lives were entrusted were barbaric as they were reckless.”
Let us cut to the chase, and spare the grieving family of denials with respect to his death caused by the misery of hazing in his initiation rites with the Aegis Juris Fraternity. His body, photos of which have circulated on every news channel, clearly outlined what happened to him on the night of September 16, 2017.
In an interview on DZBB, Sen. Lacson answered questions on:
– the Sept 25 hearing on the fatal hazing of Horacio Castillo III
– what Mark Taguba may reveal at the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on corruption at the Bureau of Customs
– cashless society to eliminate corruption
– wiretapping of suspected drug personalities