A Filipino version of fiction character “Amalayer” in the movie Bad Teacher is now the “hero” of a two-minute video clip, which showed a male college professor verbally abusing a female student while making numerous attempts to hit her, including one with an armchair.

The video, uploaded on YouTube on January 6 by Annamae Macayan, started with the professor demanding respect and the student answering back. The angry professor, still unidentified as of press time, then lashed back and even raised an arm as if to hit her.

Still fuming, the professor went out of the classroom and vented his anger at another student outside the room.

Papers flew as the angry student complained that the professor had hurt her.

The student said, “Nasasaktan na ako sir. Nanakit na po kayo [I’m getting hurt, sir. You are being heavy-handed].”

The professor went back at the student but others separated them.

As the still irate professor headed for the exit, the student shouted: “Anong klaseng teacher ka?
Nananakit ka [What kind of teacher are you? You’re hurting others]!”

This prompted the professor to again go back, this time attempting to lift an armchair and hit the student with it.

The professor then went down the stairs as the video, entitled Abusadong Propesor (Abusive Professor), ended.

According to the video description, the incident took place at the Montessori Professional College in Pasay City.

Netizens criticized the professor for his lack of civility and for being short-tempered.

The National Union of Students of the Philippines on Tuesday urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and officials of the Montessori Professional College to investigate the incident.

The group said that they will never agree to any form of violence inside or outside the classroom.

Officials of the Montessori Professional College could  not be reached for comment, while CHED said that they  have not yet received any official complaint.

Meanwhile, the National Youth Commission condemned the violent acts of the professor, saying that
it was a “flagrant violation of Student’s Rights and Welfare [Straw].”

“Schools should provide an environment of learning, growth and fun—not one that tolerates barbarism, impunity and violence against youth and women,” stated NYC chairman Leon Flores.

He cited the incident as an example of how social media could effectively expose Straw violations and urged students to continue to be vigilant and report such violations.

“All over the country, there are varying levels of such violations—whether they are suppression of the right to organize, lack of student representation, absence of a student publication, disregard for CHED’s Circular against No-Permit, No-Exam policy and so many other examples,” Flores added.

With A Report From Neil A. Alcober