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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LTSG. DOMINADOR BAYABOS, LTJG. MANNY G. FERRER, LTJG. RONALD G. MAGSINO, LTJG. GERRY P. DOCTOR, ENS. DOMINADOR B. OPERIO, JR., AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 174786] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. RADM VIRGINIO R. ARIS, LTJG. KRUZALDO G. MABBORANG, ENS. DENNIS S. VELASCO, AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LTSG. DOMINADOR BAYABOS, LTJG. MANNY G. FERRER, LTJG. RONALD G. MAGSINO, LTJG. GERRY P. DOCTOR, ENS. DOMINADOR B. OPERIO, JR., AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 174786] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. RADM VIRGINIO R. ARIS, LTJG. KRUZALDO G. MABBORANG, ENS. DENNIS S. VELASCO, AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 171222 | 2015-02-18

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

SERENO, C.J.:

While this Court has recently faced questions on the criminal liability of fraternity members for hazing, this case presents novel questions on the extent of liability of schools and school authorities under Republic Act No. 8049, or the Anti-Hazing Law.
 
The responsibility given to an academic institution for the welfare of its students has been characterized by law and judicial doctrine as a form of special parental authority and responsibility.1 This responsibility has been amplified by the enactment of the Anti-Hazing Law, in that the failure by school authorities to take any...