House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio assailed Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro for turning the discussion on school safety into an issue against teachers. "Presidential Spokesperson Usec. Claire Castro has blatantly...
The Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA) and the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP) urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to defer its planned live shooter attack simulation, citing a lack of evidence that such drills prevent casualties and studies showing they...
Police forces In Western Visayas and Mimaropa have stepped up school safety measures and emergency response following another gun attack inside school premises in Zamboanga City and the confiscation of a revolver from a student in a town in Cebu. In Western Visayas, Brig. Gen. Randulf T. Tuaño,...
A few weeks ago, after several disturbing incidents involving young people, I wrote about children becoming desensitized to violence and how to reassure them when frightening news makes them ask, “Can that happen to me?” I did not expect to have both conversations with my own children this...
Malacañang has encouraged the media to exercise the “highest level of caution” when reporting incidents involving minors that could encourage “copycat” acts. In a Palace briefing on Wednesday, Aug. 19, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro emphasized the need to be careful when presenting...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, August 19, called for stronger safety measures in schools, including psychosocial wellness programs, anti-bullying initiatives and closer monitoring of students and school personnel to help prevent school shootings. Duterte, who visited victims of the...
Schools must remain safe spaces where students can learn without any fear, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said on Wednesday, August 19. Cayetano made the remark following the fatal shooting at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School campus in Barangay Tumaga that claimed...
The Quezon City government has launched a whole-of-community framework bringing together schools, families, law enforcement, barangays, and other community partners to protect learners from violence and other threats. The QC Safe Schools Whole-of-Community Framework seeks to strengthen efforts to...
Can schools truly be zones of peace when firearms remain within easy reach of children? Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s call for stronger gun safety following a string of incidents involving learners deserves not only public support but immediate national action. Every child has the right to...
Amid concerns following the death of a Grade 4 learner after a routine school deworming activity in Cavite, the Department of Health (DOH) has explained why parents should continue having their children dewormed, saying the public health intervention remains a safe, effective, and proven way to...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD), in partnership with the city government, will conduct emergency response training for students and school personnel to prepare them for violent incidents and other threats inside campuses. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the program...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is seeking information sharing on field trips, training camps and other major off-campus activities through coordination with school authorities that include colleges and universities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the move is intended to...
