The Philippine National Police (PNP) is open to any legislative effort that would hold accountable all gun owners if they fail to properly secure their firearms, particularly in households with minors. The legislation was proposed following the Tacloban City gun attack when a PNP-issued gun and a...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has committed full support to the families of the school shooting victims in Tacloban City in terms of seeking financial assistance. DOJ Undersecretary Ian Norman Dato said their Regional Prosecution Office in Region VIII has been helping the families of the three...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered commanders to step safety and crime prevention awareness campaign in the schools nationwide Nartatez said the move is intended to help protect students from crime, online exploitation, misinformation,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered all police commanders to coordinate with the Department of Education (DepEd) in providing the necessary assistance for the conduct of active shooter drills in all schools nationwide. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. also emphasized that the...
Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos has advised local government units (LGUs) to invest more in sports, arts, and community-based activities, saying they 're a better influence on Filipino youth. "As we continue to lament that our children are getting more disconnected from reality because of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) field office here has assured the public that comprehensive security measures are in place at the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) in Tanauan, Leyte, where the two minor suspects in the deadly school shooting...
The Philippine Army is now conducting a thorough investigation into how a military-issued handgun ended up at the hands of a 16-year old student whose plan to sneak the firearm into his school was foiled in South Cotabato on July 7. Army spokesman Col. Louie G. Dema-ala vowed to pursue appropriate...
The Department of Education will be launching a safety drill for students in cases of gun attacks and other violent incidents in the schools following the incident that happened in Tacloban City that left three learners dead and 20 others injured. Dubbed as active shooting drills, DepEd Secretary...
TACLOBAN CITY – The two classrooms at San Jose National High School here, where three students were killed during the June 22 campus shooting, will no longer be used for regular classes as part of efforts to help learners recover from the tragedy. Department of Education (DepEd) Tacloban Schools...
TACLOBAN CITY – Face-to-face classes at San Jose National High School here resumed on Monday, after being suspended for two weeks following the recent fatal incident involving minors that claimed the lives of three learners and injured 20 others. Department of Education (DepEd) Tacloban schools...
President Marcos said proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal liability should undergo further study, saying the government must first determine whether changes in children 's behavior and exposure to digital content justify such a move. In a press briefing in Canada on Sunday, July 5...
CEBU CITY – Classes in a private school here were disrupted after a shooting threat on Thursday morning, July 2. Law enforcers rushed to the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) after the threat posted on a Facebook group circulated at around 10 a.m. “Thank me later kung ma suspended inyong klase sa mga...
