A female Grade 3 pupil was allegedly beaten to death by her three classmates in a public school in Davao City on Friday, July 17. Police Col. Peter Madria, Davao City police chief, said they have launched a full-scale, impartial investigation over the incident. "We extend our deepest condolences to...
BACOLOD CITY – Laboratory examination of suspected illegal drug recovered from a 17-year-old Grade 9 student in a school in Barangay Banago here on Monday, July 20, tested negative for shabu. Police Lt. Benjo Ballo Allo, head of Police Station 3, confirmed on Wednesday, July 22, that the item...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected illegal drugs were recovered from a 14-year-old Grade 9 student inside a public high school in Javier, Leyte on Thursday. Police identified the child in conflict with the law (CICL) as CMC in compliance with laws protecting the identity of minors. The Javier Municipal...
BAGUIO CITY – The municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet, has issued an executive order banning students from malls and other commercial establishments during class hours as a deterrent to gallivanting. Mayor Roderick Awingan signed Executive Order No. 91-2026 on July 2, prohibiting elementary and...
Concerned faculty members, alumni, and students of the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERM) have called on the University’s Board of Trustees and alumni community to conduct an independent review of the institution’s leadership and governance, warning that a...
ILOILO CITY – A gun was seized from a Grade 10 student in Barotac Nuevo town in Iloilo province. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) said that authorities retrieved a .38 caliber revolver with six bullets from a 15-year-old boy inside the high school on Tuesday, June 30. A teacher was...
A 37-year-old teacher was arrested for the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old student in Barangay Subic, Baliwag City, Bulacan, before dawn on Monday, June 29. Lt. Col. Eisbon L. Llamansares, Baliwag police chief, said they received a call from Baliwag City Hospital around 3:30 a.m. regarding a girl...
Following a series of violent incidents involving learners on school campuses, the Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a comprehensive School Safety Campaign to strengthen learner protection and campus security measures nationwide. In a statement, DepEd said the campaign brings together...
How safe are our schools, and what more must be done to protect our children? We are raising this in the aftermath of the recent violent incidents involving students in Tacloban City and Negros Occidental. The fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City and the stabbing...
A student was injured after being hit by a Mitsubishi L300 while crossing a pedestrian lane in San Mateo, Rizal, with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) issuing a Show Cause Order (SCO) to the driver. On June 20, the LTO issued the order following the incident on June 18 along General Luna...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 16, assured support for several learners who were injured in an incident at a private school in General Trias, Cavite. However, the agency did not disclose further details surrounding the incident. DepEd said it is closely coordinating with...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old high school teacher was allegedly stabbed to death by a 24-year-old Grade 12 student in his house in Barangay Alijis here on Friday, June 12. Education Program Specialist II RJ Paglomutan, Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Schools Division spokesperson,...
