AFTER seven years of hearing, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11 will promulgate on October 1 the case of hazing victim, UST law freshman Horacio “Atio” Castillo III.
The promulgation is set for 2 p.m. when Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 11 Judge Shirley Magsipoc-Pagalilauan will hand down the decision on accused Arvin Balag, Mhin Wei Chan, Axel Munro Hipe, Oliver John Audrey Onofre, Joshua Joriel Macabali, Ralph Trangia, Robin Ramos, Jose Miguel Salamat, Danielle Hans Matthew Rodrigo and Marcelino Bagtang, all members of the Aegis Juris fraternity.
All ten accused were charged with violation of the anti-hazing law o RA 8049.
It will be recalled that Castillo was a UST freshman when he died from hazing on September 17, 2017.
Aegis member Anthony Ventura stood as state witness against the accused after he was found to be the least guilty.
Before that, the Court of Appeals (CA) and the Regional Trial Court junked the motion of the accused seeking for bail and the dismissal of their cases claiming lack of merit.
