ADMINISTRATORS of schools, colleges and universities should be held accountable for fraternity hazing cases that involve their teachers and students even if the initiation rites take place outside the campuses, a ranking official of the Justice department said.

According to Persida Rueda-Acosta, chief of the Public Attorneys Office (PAO), lawmakers should revisit Republic Act 11053 or the "Anti-Hazing Act of 2018" and insert a provision that automatically imposes a ban on fraternities found involved in violent initiation rites.

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