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OFW parents tell coed sons, daughters to reject hazing; ‘Noynoying’ implementation of anti-hazing law hit

Sunday, August 5, 2012 0:50

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5 August 2012

OFW parents tell coed sons, daughters to reject hazing; ‘Noynoying’ implementation of anti-hazing law hit

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Reacting on the latest hazing incident that killed San Beda law student Marc Andre Marcos, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) strongly warn their sons and daughters studying in Philippine colleges and universities to reject and denounce hazing saying that ‘fraternities and sororities must end the barbaric, uncanny hazing tradition.”

It was known that some of the hazing victims subjected to the same initiation rites as deceased victim Marc Andre Marcos are sons of OFW parents. Ryan Maranan and Ed Lara are among the six neophytes of Lex Leonum Fraternitas whose parents are working abroad.

Early this year, Marvin Reglos, 25, freshman from the San Beda College of law died due to alleged hazing. Reglos mother is also an OFW.

“This is not purely coincidental. Poor and not so rich parents who wanted their sons and daughters to become lawyers are also forced to work overseas to support the latter’s law studies noting that 4-year law education is expensive,” said John Leonard Monterona, regional coordinator of Migrante-Middle East (M-ME).

Monterona noted that it is the same situation where OFWs sons and daughters often ended up dropping their studies and instead became victims of common vices. “It certainly falls within the so called social cost of migration where parents being away from their sons and daughters could not properly exercise parental guidance.”

Marlene Ibanez-De Guzman, a Saudi-based OFW, has two sons, a freshman and the other is a 3^rdyear college student, both currently studying in Metro Manila. “I am constantly reminding my sons to not join fraternities, not that I am against it, but hazing is a big, big NO!” Ibanez-De Guzman reacting upon hearing the news on law student Andre Marcos’ death.

Another Saudi-based OFW Rustico Marcos expressed his strong opposition against hazing.

He said “Hazing was outlawed -with the passage of anti-hazing law- for nothing. It cost many lives of our young bright men. It’s unfortunate that fraternities that still practice the barbaric hazing continue to ruin and kill.”

Both, just like many OFW parents, call on President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III to strictly implement the anti-hazing law. “PNoy as the country’s chief executive is vested with executive power to strictly implement the law. Enough of ‘Noynoying’!” both OFW parents added.

On his part, M-ME’s Monterona calls on law fraternities and sororities and their neophytes whose parents are OFWs to instead devout time to render voluntary legal aid to Migrante.

“We have lots of cases involving OFWs. They may choose which case to handle ranging from labor rights violations to abuse, sexual harassment to mysterious deaths, for their volunteer legal aid program with us. They’re most welcome,” Monterona averred.

“OFW parents, like me, would be more than happy to see their sons and daughters while taking up law to be working with us handling pro bono cases involving OFWs such as writing pleadings, drafting case briefs and assisting victims to execute affidavits, and accompanying and guiding victims to appear in NLRC, POEA, OWWA, during case hearings,” Monterona concluded. # # #

Reference:

John Leonard Monterona, regional coordinator

Migrante-Middle East

Mobile No. 00974 33 20 5565 / 0063 923 420 0112

2012-08-05 00:46:41

Source: http://migranteme.blogspot.com/2012/08/ofw-parents-tell-coed-sons-daughters-to.html

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