DAGUPAN CITY – The 15-year-old girl shot by her ex-boyfriend in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija has passed away, police said. Police said Lea died on Tuesday, Aug. 12, five days after she was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Leo, in a public school classroom on Thursday, Aug. 7. Lea succumbed to a bullet wound...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – A 55-year-old farm worker was shot dead by his drinking buddy for alleged unruly behavior during a drinking spree in Barangay Santol, this city, on Monday, Aug. 11. The victim was identified as Joel. Police said the victim became aggressive and began taunting the suspect,...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – Police and soldiers here have launched a manhunt against two men who shot and seriously wounded a school principal here at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Police identified the victim as Arlyn Alcebar, principal of the Agriculture Elementary School in Barangay Agriculture. Alcebar was...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas ' capital, killing two adults and a child, before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said. Austin...
A teachers’ group on Monday, August 11, called on the government to make “serious investments” in school security following a deadly shooting incident that claimed the life of a teacher in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur. The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement, condemned the...
A group on Saturday, August 9, urged the government to prioritize urgent psychosocial support in schools following a recent classroom shooting in Nueva Ecija, which left two students critically injured and deeply shaken the local community. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna - An 11-month-old baby girl was shot dead while her mother and grandmother were wounded in an eatery in Barangay Gregorio, this city, on Friday night, Aug. 8. Police identified the fatality as baby Catherine, and injured were Rhea, 30, vendor, and Mercelita, 56, widow....
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A minor who shot and wounded a student then turned the gun on himself inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on Thursday, Aug. 7, died on Friday, Aug. 8. Police Capt. Noime Gogotano, Nueva Ecija police information officer, said suspect Leo...
CABANATUAN CITY – A shooting incident involving two teenagers inside a classroom at the Santa Rosa Integrated School (SRIS) in Barangay Rizal here on Thursday is a reminder of the importance of stronger school safety measures, police said Friday. Police Col. Heryl Bruno, Nueva Ecija Police...
ILOILO CITY – The killing of Vice Mayor Julio M. Estolloso by Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Mihrel Senatin in Ibajay town, Aklan province was complete shock as the two are political allies. Police Major Rajiv Salbino, chief of the Ibajay Municipal Police Station, said that politics is unlikely...
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...
ILOILO CITY – Vice Mayor Julio M. Estolloso of Ibajay town in Aklan province was shot dead by Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Member Mihrel Senatin on Friday morning, Aug. 8. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. inside the SB office where the 43-year-old Senatin entered and requested copies of local...
