The two recent school shootings that has taken place in the country highlights the need for heftier penalties and greater accountability for firearm owners whose negligence allows children to access guns. Bukidnon 3rd district Rep. Audrey Kay Zubiri aired this position over the weekend, as she...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) directed commanders nationwide to remind officers of their responsibility to secure service firearms at home and off duty even as it committed full support to nationwide school safety drills set by the Department of Education (DepEd) on August 25. Police General...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, August 20 said the proposed Child Online Safety and Protection Act—an expanded version of the original Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) Law should be certified as urgent. Hontiveros made the call following the tragic shooting...
TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar 's 2nd District Rep. Edwin Ongchuan welcomed the recent move by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to strengthen monitoring and verification of transmission and ancillary service charges to safeguard consumers. The ERC 's action comes as Ongchuan, who...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla led the distribution of 50 emergency 911 motorcycles on Tuesday (August 11) at the Regional Headquarters of the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) in Palo, Leyte. The scooters are intended for tourist police units...
TACLOBAN CITY – Families of the three high school students who were killed in the shooting at San Jose National High School here last month received new houses from the National Housing Authority on Wednesday. Recipients were the parents of Chris Lorenz Fabian, Ayeesa Nicole Dazo, and Joyancee...
TACLOBAN CITY – One of the parents of the fatalities in the shooting at San Jose High School here is dissatisfied with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's fifth State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday. The President offered condolences to the families of three high school students who were...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has strongly condemned an alleged threat to attack Leyte National High School (LNHS) in this city, prompting authorities to tighten security at Eastern Visayas’ largest secondary school. In a statement issued Tuesday, DepEd Tacloban Schools...
TACLOBAN CITY – A couple was killed in a fire that destroyed their house in Barangay 107, New Hope Village, Santa Elena District, this city, on Sunday, July 19. The victims were identified as Paeng, 32, barangay kagawad (councilor) of the village, and his wife, Abtik, 31. Initial investigation by...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) is conducting a deeper investigation into new shooting threats against San Jose National High School here that circulated online, just three weeks after the deadly campus shooting. DepEd Tacloban Schools Division information officer Nilo Eder...
The Taguig police conducted an active shooter simulation exercise in a public school to enhance safety and emergency preparedness. Personnel from the Tipas Police Sub-station 5 held the exercise at Napindan Integrated School in Barangay Napindan, Taguig, to assess and improve the response...
Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos has advised local government units (LGUs) to invest more in sports, arts, and community-based activities, saying they 're a better influence on Filipino youth. "As we continue to lament that our children are getting more disconnected from reality because of...
