Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday blames President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration for recent school shootings, pointing to the latest incident in Banga, South Cotabato where three students are reported killed and others are injured. Duterte’s statements respond to multiple fatal school-shooting incidents reported this year, including the Banga case.
Across the reports, Duterte frames the attacks as part of a wider failure to ensure safe conditions for children. She says the repeated shootings reflect “widespread violence” and underscores that child protection is compromised when government priorities shift away from core governance. GMA News adds that she calls for better leadership, while Inquirer.net focuses on her view that political consolidation takes precedence over fundamental protection and safety.
While all sources attribute the shootings to concerns raised by Duterte about the Marcos administration, they differ mainly in emphasis: Inquirer.net highlights her political critique of governance priorities, and GMA News stresses her condemnation of leadership following the Banga incident.
