Education Secretary Edgardo “Sonny” Angara visits the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Tuesday following a shooting that occurred around 9:20 a.m. Monday and left three students dead and 20 others wounded. Authorities identify the suspects as two minors, both students of the school. Inquirer.net reports that Angara calls for accountability from those responsible for providing the firearms used in the attack, urging that the source of the weapons be investigated. He also leads the Department of Education’s response by coordinating with local authorities and the Philippine National Police. During his inspection of the campus, Angara checks on the affected students and school personnel and assesses any damage. He orders stricter campus security measures to be implemented, emphasizing that school safety is a continuing priority. The incident is described as one of the deadliest school violence cases in Eastern Visayas and possibly in the country.
DepEd Secretary Angara calls for firearm accountability after Tacloban school shooting
Education Secretary Edgardo “Sonny” Angara visits the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Tuesday following a shooting that occurred around 9:20 a.m. Monday and left three students dead...
- A shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City occurs around 9:20 a.m. on Monday.
- Three students are killed and 20 others are wounded.
- Authorities identify two suspects as minors and students of the school.
- Education Secretary Edgardo “Sonny” Angara visits the campus on Tuesday and coordinates with local authorities and the Philippine National Police.
- Angara calls for accountability over who provided the firearms and orders stricter campus security measures.
MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Tuesday led the quick response of the Department of Education (DepEd) to the shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte, where three students were killed and 20 others were wounded. Angara went to Tacloban to check on the affected students and personnel of the school, coordinating closely with local authorities and the Philippine National Police, according to a DepEd statement on Tuesday. During the inspection of the campus to check for structural damage, Angara ordered stricter campus security to be put in place, stressing that school safety remains […]...Keep on reading: Angara leads DepEd response to Tacloban school shooting
19 hours agoTACLOBAN 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 around 9:20 a.m. on Monday, is considered one of the deadliest school violence incidents in Eastern Visayas and possibly in the country. Authorities identified the suspects as two minors, both students of the school. Investigators earlier disclosed that one of the firearms used was owned […]...Keep on reading: Angara seeks accountability over firearms used in Tacloban shooting
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