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LIVE UPDATES: Tacloban high school shooting | June 23, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities continue investigating the June 22 fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that left three dead. The number of students injured in the deadly shooting has also risen to 20, police said. Amid growing concern over youth violence, lawmakers have renewed calls to study stricter safeguards for

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A month under strain: Cebu business groups alarmed, push for urgent power fixes

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu, and the entire Visayas area for that matter, direly needs new base load power supplies, among other solutions, as business leaders here expressed alarm over unstable power supply.  The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Talisay Chamber of Commerce and Industry both issued statements expressing serious concern over

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InstaPay, PESONet fee hikes now allowed but BSP sets limits

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has lifted the moratorium on increases in InstaPay and PESONet transaction fees and issued new rules aimed at making electronic payment charges fairer, more transparent, and reflective of actual costs. In Memorandum No. M-2026-025 issued on June 17, the BSP said the Monetary Board, through a resolution dated

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Tacloban City school shooting: Latest updates

At least three persons were killed and five others wounded after two minors opened fire in San Jose National High School in the Tacloban City, Eastern Visayas at midmorning on Monday, June 22.

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UAE condemns school shooting in Tacloban, sends sympathies to victims

MANILA, Philippines – The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday condemned the mass shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that killed four students and injured 13 others. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Abu Dhabi “strongly condemns such criminal acts” and “firmly rejects all forms of violence and extremism

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Tagbilaran orders audit of police firearms after Tacloban shooting

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Mayor Jane Yap on Tuesday ordered an immediate and comprehensive audit of all firearms under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Tagbilaran City following the school shooting in Tacloban City that left several students dead and wounded. Yap instructed Tagbilaran City Police Chief Lt. Col. Joey Bicoy to

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Angara seeks accountability over firearms used in Tacloban shooting

TACLOBAN CITY — Education Secretary Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday called for accountability from those responsible for providing the firearms used in the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School, as he visited the campus a day after the attack that left three students dead and 20 others wounded. The shooting, which occurred at

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Tacloban school shooting: Cop linked to gun relieved from post

MANILA, Philippines — The police officer who owned the 9mm pistol allegedly used in the Tacloban City school shooting has been placed under restrictive custody and relieved from her post, the Police Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO 8) said on Tuesday. “Yesterday, she was placed under restrictive custody by her immediate superior,” PRO 8 director

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Teachers tapped in cervical cancer prevention drive

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers are being tapped to help address one of the Philippines’ most persistent but largely preventable health threats: cervical cancer. The Department of Education and Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have launched a new resource booklet to equip teachers and education support personnel with evidence-based information on

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