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....
Gorebox developer Felix Filip has declined the invitation of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality to participate in its investigation into the Tacloban school shooting incident on July 1. Because of this, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who heads the panel, said she...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has called for a thorough review of the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, saying recent events have underscored the need to assess whether the law is effectively balancing the rehabilitation of young offenders with public safety. In a statement on Friday,...
A man who had just graduated from the Kolehiyo ng Pantukan was shot and wounded in Pantukan, Davao de Oro on Thursday afternoon. Investigation said the victim and his family were about to board their car when unidentified gunmen on board a vehicle appeared and shot him. The suspects fled...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, June 25 slammed the disinformation being peddled about the Juvenile Justice Act, saying the lies being circulated about the law do not make Filipino families safer. Pangilinan, primary author of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act or Republic...
