from homicide to slight physical injuries". The Supreme Court later elevated the charges for the four to reckless imprudence resulting in homicide, downgrading Dizon's charges to the same. Villareal died in 2011 while awaiting appeal. As a result of the controversy surrounding the death of Lenny Villa, Republic Act No. 8049 (more popularly known as the "Anti-Hazing Law") was passed into law in 1995. Up to today, the Lenny Villa case is considered as the first case that depicted the fraternity violence that occurs during initiation rites. Notable alumni Mariano del Castillo, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Teofisto Guingona, Jr., Vice President of the Philippines under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Ernesto Maceda, Jr., former Senator and President of the Senate of the Philippines Jose Calida, Solicitor General under President Duterte Silvestre Bello III, Secretary of Labor and Employment and former Solicitor General Gabriel Singson, Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Ignacio Bunye, Presidential Spokesman under President Arroyo Sergio Apostol, former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Ricardo Puno Jr., Press Secretary under President Joseph Estrada Neptali M. Gonzales, Jr., Former Mayor of Mandaluyong Felixberto Urbiztondo, Mayor of Barobo Surigao del Sur Meynardo A. Sabili, Mayor of Lipa City Francis Tolentino, Senator Prospero Nograles, former House Speaker Arleigh Jay C. Sitoy, former Mayor of Cordova, Cebu References External links Aquila Legis Fraternity's official website (members only) Legal fraternities and sororities in the Philippines Student organizations established in 1949 1949 establishments in the Philippines