Raps filed vs. frat members in Laguna hazing case

Thirteen members of the Tau Gamma Phi Fraternity are facing charges for the violation of the Anti-Hazing Law, following the hazing of Criminology student Jonathan Concordia in Laguna.

According to the Wednesday report of Chino Gaston in State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, Concordia's condition had improved after he suffered a brain hemorrhage after enduring the fraternity rites.

Though better, Concordia now has trouble speaking due to the trauma inflicted on his brain.

"Nagsasalita siya ng utal, gamol, tinatanong ko din 'yun sa doktor dahil daw 'yun sa trauma na inabot nga niya [...] [M]atagal po daw [na gamutan]. Mga months or years na therapy," Concordia's aunt, Annalisa Ramos, said.

Concordia's family wants justice, not only because of the financial impact on their lives, but because of the hazing's effect on Concordia.

The wounds he received during hazing are still visible on his legs and the burn wounds on his back has not yet healed. 

The fraternity, based in Laguna State Polytechnic University in San Pablo, Laguna, has not yet released a statement.

Concordia lost consciousness on September 23 while he was at the gym.

He was quickly rushed to the hospital by his classmates where the doctors declared that he had a stroke. — Joahna Lei Casilao/BAP, GMA News