Following the tragic school shooting incident at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla strongly called for amendments in the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act. Remulla claimed that...
Senator Loren Legarda says the involvement of minor-suspects in the tragic Tacloban City school shooting must not "diminish their accountability" for the incident. "This attack demands that we face a hard and disturbing reality. The suspects are themselves minors," Legarda said in a statement. "By...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) urged netizens to refrain from posting or sharing photos and videos relating to school violence incidents that happened in Tacloban City and Cavite. More than the fears and panic that the photos and videos may cause to social media users, police are concerned of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police filed on Tuesday night three counts of murder, three counts of frustrated murder, and multiple counts of serious physical injuries against the 15-year-old child in conflict with the law involved in the shooting at San Jose National High School on Monday. The CICL and...
The allegations that the two Grade 9 suspects in the San Jose National High School shooting incident were victims of bullying must not be ignored. Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has placed a spotlight on this detail as he called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to address the persistent...
CEBU CITY – Security in schools here has been tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shooting inside a school in Tacloban City on Monday, June 22. Police Col. Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a measure called...
Intelligence gathering should not be conducted on students, Malacañang said, contradicting Vice President Sara Duterte 's view that the Tacloban City school gun attack exposed the government 's failure to recognize the importance of intelligence gathering. "Ibig sabihin, estudyante dapat...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte convened a meeting on Tuesday, June 23, to strengthen security measures in schools amid concerns over violence in learning institutions. Belmonte said the move followed the city government’s review of its safety initiatives amid recent incidents reported in schools...
Barbaric and fundamentally wrong. That 's how House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio described Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla 's proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 10 years old. This, even as public emotions remained...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Dumaguete City has intensified security measures in schools following the fatal shooting at a campus in Tacloban City, an official said Tuesday. Juditha Mapue, assistant schools division superintendent of DepEd-Dumaguete, said the...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A is deploying police officers to secure schools in the Calabarzon region following recent violence in Cavite and Tacloban City. Police Brig. Gen. Hansel Marantan, PRO 4-A director, said that they are visiting schools and conducting...
There are indications that the suspects in the deadly gun attack at a school in Tacloban City were "heavily influenced" by online content, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. In a Palace press briefing on Tuesday, June 23, PNP spokesperson Colonel Allen Rae Co said that authorities are...
