House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan says Congress should consider adopting the Australian model when it comes to restricting minors’ access to social media, in the aftermath of the deadly Tacloban City school shooting Libanan said the June 22 tragedy should...
The Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development will conduct a total review of the implementation of Republic Act No. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 in order to address the “glaring gaps in its implementation.” Sen. Erwin Tulfo, chairperson of the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta warned against prematurely blaming video games for the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City. Speaking on his program Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Marcoleta said some of his colleagues in the Senate were too quick to attribute the June 22 shooting to video games, particularly...
CEBU CITY – A tricycle driver was gunned down in a terminal in Barangay Poblacion, Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. Reynaldo Mercado Amamangpan, 63, died on the spot, police said. The victim was waiting for passengers in a tricycle terminal when the attack happened at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, June...
Police have arrested the suspect in the fatal shooting on Friday morning of a 42-year-old former barangay councilor in Hermosa, Bataan. The suspect was caught before midnight Friday during a follow-up operation in Barangay San Juan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Recovered from the suspect were a...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities arrested on Friday, June 26, three of four suspects in the shooting of a fresh graduate in Pantukan, Davao de Oro on Thursday, June 25. The Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office said the suspects were arrested less than 24 hours in a hot-pursuit operation. Recovered by...
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...
Police in Muntinlupa City investigated an online post alleging that individuals were carrying firearms and butterfly knives near a public high school in Alabang. The post, uploaded on June 24, spread across community pages and prompted the Cyber Patroller and Tracker Team to monitor the claim....
The 15-year-old suspect in the fatal school shooting in Tacloban City could still face imprisonment if authorities determine that rehabilitation efforts have failed by the time the child reaches the age of majority, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said....
Law enforcers and and private school administrators must immediately disseminate school safety hotlines and share reporting guidelines to facilitate the timely reporting and investigation of potential threats to schools. Thus, said Pinoy Workers Party-list Rep. Karl Legazpi, amid the perceived...
TACLOBAN CITY – Forensic findings have confirmed that the bullet that killed 15-year-old Chris Lorenz Fabian during the shooting incident at San Jose National High School on Monday, June 22, was fired from a 9mm Glock pistol. Fabian was one of three students killed and 20 injured when two...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)-Leyte Council has formally recognized Scout Chris Lorenz Fabian for his extraordinary heroism and selfless courage during the tragic shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City. Through Board Resolution No....
