University of the Philippines (UP) Student Group This Monday they paraded naked on the faculty campus, in northern Manila, where they called for an end to violent abuse after a young man was killed during one of these initiation rites in February.

“Students, professors and members of university fraternities We must stop these barbaric actions that we call hazing.”exclaimed EFE, who wished to remain anonymous, is a member of the Alpha Omega Phi fraternity, the group that organized the protest.

ABOUT 70 naked students (unusual in a conservative country like the Philippines) and wearing face masks, chanted slogans and carried banners demanding an end to hazing that read “let’s stop hazing” or “get your hands off our schools.” “

These initiation rites in university clubs have again become the subject of criticism in the Philippines after death February 19, 24-year-old student Matthew Salilig, after being beaten by seven members of the Tau Gamma Phi student group from Adamson University (Manila) during a young man’s entry ritual.

Until now, seven members of the mentioned brotherhood, who carried out the violent ritual, were charged. for Salilig’s death and faces up to 40 years in prison for violating the “hazing law”.

Although the Philippines passed this law in 1995, the norm did not curb the practice of hazing and the country is discussing what further action can be taken in this regard.

These student clubs, in which all members are given a pseudonym after they go through an initiation ritual, They are very popular in the Philippines.; the last two heads of state were part of one in their youth.