September 22 - October 7, 2017
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Richard Yap breaks into tears
for death of hazing victim
Horacio Castillo III
Richard Yap
Richard Yap could not hold
back his tears as he mourned the
death of the University of Santo
Tomas (UST) law freshman who
was killed in a hazing incident
over the weekend.
The actor shared his grief
with ABS-CBN News on Tuesday,
saying that he personally knew
Horacio Castillo III through his
daughter.
“For a parent, grabe iyong
sakit,” he said. “Nararamdaman
mo sa tatay niya kung gaano
kasakit na iyong anak mo na
inalagaan mo ay papatayin lang
just like that, for no reason at
all.”
Castillo’s bloodied body
was found on a sidewalk in
Balut, Tondo on Sunday, hours
after attending the Aegis Juris
fraternity’s overnight welcoming
ceremony on campus.
He was taken to Chinese
General Hospital, where he died
a short time later. His family
believes he died during hazing
rites that were part of his fraternity
initiation.
Yap warned those responsible
for Castillo’s death: “I think they
should all come forward and tell
the family what happened.
“I don’t think you can live with
whatever you’ve done. It would be
very cowardly for you to do that.
“Hurting people in the name
of brotherhood is not brotherhood.
It’s just violence so own up to what
you did,” he added.
He also described the incident
as a “waste of life,” sharing that
he knew Castillo to be a good kid.
“Mabait na bata at masipag mag-
aral. That’s why he was able to go
into law school.”
UST has already launched its
investigation into the incident and
has suspended all members of
the Aegis Juris fraternity.
The Department of Justice
also ordered the National Bureau
of Investigation to probe Castillo’s
death. ●
- ABS-CBN