Quezon City High School saw long queues at its entrance on Friday, June 26, after stricter gate inspections were introduced to strengthen campus security. The tightened screening is part of broader safety reviews following a shooting in Tacloban City, Leyte, that killed three minors and prompted...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor urged the Department of Education on Tuesday, June 23, to allocate funds for the hiring of security guards in public schools following a series of violent incidents in educational institutions in the country. In a privilege speech, Councilor Luna Acosta,...
Lucio Co-led Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom) named veteran financial executive John Cary L. Ong as its president and chief executive officer-designate, weeks after his departure from Security Bank Corp. Ong will formally assume the top executive roles following a minimum three-month...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police in Lanao del Norte have intensified security measures in schools throughout the province to ensure a safe, secure, and conducive learning environment. In a statement on Wednesday, Police Col. Leo de Leon Sua, Lanao del Norte police director, said all municipal police...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) and Security Bank Corp. posted steeper unrealized losses and faced greater pressure on their core capital buffers in the first quarter of the year, driven by their outsized exposure to volatile fixed-income holdings, according to Moody’s Ratings. The...
Police have intensified security operations in schools across southern Metro Manila by increasing visibility and strengthening coordination with school authorities, following the recent shooting incident involving students in Tacloban City. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Glenn...
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...
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...
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Learners of the biggest public secondary school in Antique have been requested to voluntarily submit their bags to frisking as part of security measures to help prevent a repeat of the fatal shooting in Leyte province. Three learners of San Jose National High...
Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez on Tuesday ordered intensified security measures in the city to prevent school-related violence similar to Cavite and Tacloban City. Fernandez met Councilor Joey Tamayo and the Dagupan City Police Office (DCPO) led by Police Col. Arnold Solomon to discuss...
ILOILO CITY — Police have tightened security in schools here following the deadly shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday. The Iloilo City Police Office deployed lawmen in schools beginning Tuesday morning, June 23, to assist in security checks. “The safety and...
