Manila police orders arrest of 3 suspects in hazing death of law student

Arrest warrants have been issued against three law fraternity members suspected of killing 22-year-old student Horacio Castillo III.

According to a report in Inquirer.net, the three suspects are John Paul Solano, Antonio Trangia, and his son Ralph, an official of the Aegis Juris fraternity.

“Both persons, Mr. Antonio Trangia and Ralph Trangia are now possible suspects, and manhunt operations would be undertaken to effect their immediate arrest and the recovery of the motor vehicle,” MPD chief Gen. Joel Napoleon Coronel said in a televised press conference.

The victim, 22-year-old Horacio Castillo III, was brought to the university campus in Manila by his parents on Saturday. He was to go to class and attend the welcoming rites of Aegis Juris, a fraternity recognized by the school.

RA 8049 or the Anti-Hazing Law, enacted in 1995, states that “No hazing or initiation rites in any form or manner by a fraternity, sorority or organization shall be allowed without prior written notice to the school authorities or head of organization seven (7) days before the conduct of such initiation.”