BACOLOD CITY – A 14-year-old Grade 8 student was allegedly stabbed and injured by his 12-year-old schoolmate near their school in Barangay Sum-ag here on Monday, June 29. Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 9, said that a fistfight erupted between the victim and the Grade 7 suspect...
Malacañang has signaled openness to stricter firearms regulations in the wake of recent school violence incidents, but stopped short of endorsing a nationwide ban on cellphone use in schools. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Department of the...
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...
President Marcos has directed government agencies to strengthen measures aimed at protecting students following a series of violent incidents and accidents involving young Filipinos in recent weeks. In a vlog uploaded to his official social media pages on Saturday, June 27, the President said he...
The parental instinct of the teachers and a principal prevented what could have been another school tragedy involving two students of a high school in Aparri, Cagayan. It started when school authorities sensed that something was off when the students suddenly cut classes and the information they...
A notification pops up on your phone. Another disturbing incident has made the headlines. Perhaps it happened in a school, a mall, or a place that feels uncomfortably familiar. Adults start talking about it at the dinner table or among fellow parents. Before long, a child overhears snippets of...
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...
CAVITE – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) and the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office of Cavite have coordinated to strengthen security mechanisms in learning institutions following incidents of school violence. On Tuesday, June 23, Cavite PPO director Col....
As it steps up efforts to address bullying and other risks in schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) emphasized that strengthening partnerships among schools, families, and communities is crucial to preventing violence and ensuring student safety. In a statement issued on January 17, DepEd...
A group of education workers on Monday, August 18, sounded the alarm over the Department of Education’s (DepEd) move to strengthen police visibility in schools—warning that the plan could normalize militarization in educational spaces instead of addressing the roots of violence. The Alliance of...
Two senators on Tuesday, August 12 urged schools to implement stronger anti-bullying measures as they express alarm over the rise of violence among students. “Given the rise in reported bullying and other violence-related incidents in many learning institutions, public and private schools should...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and a teachers’ group on Friday, August 8, strongly condemned the shooting incident at Sta. Rosa Integrated School in Nueva Ecija, which left two students in critical condition and sent shockwaves through the education community. In separate statements, DepEd...
