Hazing witness claims victim constantly talked of ‘purpose’ in life

THE key witness in the hazing death of a freshman law student at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) claimed on Monday that he constantly reminded the victim to hold on to his “purpose” in life so that he could hurdle the initiation rites.

“Lagi ko po ipinapapaala ang sinabi niya sa akin ‘pag nag-uusap kami. Ang gusto niya kasi ay purpose.  (I always reminded him about what he had told me during our conversation. He wants purpose,” said Mark Anthony Ventura, a former member of the Aegis Juris, of Horacio Castillo 3rd.