Senator Loren Legarda says the involvement of minor-suspects in the tragic Tacloban City school shooting must not "diminish their accountability" for the incident. "This attack demands that we face a hard and disturbing reality. The suspects are themselves minors," Legarda said in a statement. "By...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police filed on Tuesday night three counts of murder, three counts of frustrated murder, and multiple counts of serious physical injuries against the 15-year-old child in conflict with the law involved in the shooting at San Jose National High School on Monday. The CICL and...
The allegations that the two Grade 9 suspects in the San Jose National High School shooting incident were victims of bullying must not be ignored. Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has placed a spotlight on this detail as he called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to address the persistent...
Intelligence gathering should not be conducted on students, Malacañang said, contradicting Vice President Sara Duterte 's view that the Tacloban City school gun attack exposed the government 's failure to recognize the importance of intelligence gathering. "Ibig sabihin, estudyante dapat...
Barbaric and fundamentally wrong. That 's how House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio described Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla 's proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 10 years old. This, even as public emotions remained...
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...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday, June 23, called for stronger enforcement of the country 's anti-bullying laws following the fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, which authorities said was allegedly triggered by bullying. In a statement, Tulfo said the reported...
There are indications that the suspects in the deadly gun attack at a school in Tacloban City were "heavily influenced" by online content, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. In a Palace press briefing on Tuesday, June 23, PNP spokesperson Colonel Allen Rae Co said that authorities are...
A Mass was held on Tuesday morning at the campus of San Jose National High School in Tacloban City for the victims of the school shooting Monday. The Tacloban City information Office, in a Facebook post, said teachers, school personnel, and members of the community gathered in prayer and...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday, June 23, expressed support for a serious discussion on banning or strictly limiting social media access for young children following the fatal school shooting in Tacloban City. In a statement, Zubiri said the tragedy should prompt authorities...
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...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 23 announced that the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality will launch its initial inquiry into the fatal shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte on July 1, 2026. Hontiveros said the Senate...
