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  FIRST DIVISION [ G.R. No. 171222, February 18, 2015 ] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LTSG. DOMINADOR BAYABOS, LTJG. MANNY G. FERRER, LTJG. RONALD G. MAGSINO, LTJG. GERRY P. DOCTOR, ENS. DOMINADOR B. OPERIO, JR., AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 174786] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. RADM VIRGINIO R. ARIS, LTJG. KRUZALDO G. MABBORANG, ENS. DENNIS S. VELASCO, AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N SERENO, C.J.: While this Court has recently faced questions on the criminal liability of fraternity members for  hazing , this case presents novel questions on the extent of liability of schools and school authorities under Republic Act No. 8049, or the Anti- Hazing  Law. The responsibility given to an academic institution for the welfare of its students has been characterized by law and judicial doctrine as a form of special parental authority and responsibility. [1]  This responsibility has been amplified by the ...

  SECOND DIVISION [ G.R. No. 209464, July 01, 2015 ] DANDY L. DUNGO AND GREGORIO A. SIBAL, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION MENDOZA, J.: The fraternal contract should not be signed in blood, celebrated with pain, marred by injuries, and perpetrated through suffering. That is the essence of Republic Act ( R.A. ) No. 8049 or the Anti- Hazing  Law of 1995. This is a petition for review on  certiorari  seeking to reverse and set aside the April 26, 2013 Decision [1]  and the October 8, 2013 Resolution [2]  of the Court of Appeals ( CA ) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 05046, which affirmed the February 23, 2011 Decision [3]  of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 36, Calamba City ( RTC ). The RTC found petitioners Dandy L. Dungo ( Dungo ) and Gregorio A. Sibal, Jr. ( Sibal ), guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of violation of Section 4 of R.A. No. 8049, and sentenced them to suffer the penalty of  reclusion perpetua ....