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MANILA, Philippines -- Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Wednesday assured the father of hazing victim Marvin Reglos of a speedy and thorough investigation into his death, so the culprits can be brought to justice.
De Lima met with Reglos's father Lucito and sister Lorviefor half an hour in her office. She directed the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a parallel inquiry into the case, besides that being done by the police.
The body of Reglos, a freshman law student at San Beda College who was seeking admission to the fraternity, will undergo a re-autopsy by the NBI medico legal team.
De Lima is asking the NBI to invite the fraternity leaders to shed light on the matter, even as she appealed to her “brods” to face the issue squarely and not to shield the culprits. De Lima is a member of the sorority counterpart of Reglos's fraternity.
Reglos’s father Lucito is convinced his son died as a result of hazing, given the tell-tale “paddle” marks on his thighs and various parts of his body.
The family acceded to having Reglos’s wake be held briefly at San Beda chapel if only to show other youths, said Lucito, the evils of hazing.
Reglos’s body will be brought later to their home province in Isabela for burial. The family is awaiting the return of his mother Myrna, an overseas Filipino worker in Korea.
At the San Beda Abbey, friends and classmates of Reglos were still in disbelief about his death.
