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LOOK: Sara Duterte visits wake of Tacloban shooting victims

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday visited the wake of the three students killed in the school shooting incident in Tacloban City. According to the Office of the Vice President, Duterte extended her condolences to the families and offered prayers for the victims. READ: VP Duterte visits wake of student killed in

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PNP to study link between online violence, minors’ behavior

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said it will study whether there was a connection between minors’ exposure to violence online and their behavior in school. This came after the fatal shooting incident at a Tacloban City high school in which three students were killed, while several others were injured. Police

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‘Pure speculation,’ says Escudero on talks he may preside over Duterte trial

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero branded reports that he would preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte as pure speculation. “No such decision has been made yet. That will be decided by the impeachment court once proceedings begin on July 6,” Escudero said in his “Chiz Wiz” podcast aired on Wednesday. “Whatever is

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Tacloban City Mayor Lectures Parents in Guiding Children After School Shooting 

Tacloban City Mayor Urges Parents to Take Greater Role in Guiding Children After School Shooting  Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez has lectured and urged parents to become more active in guiding and disciplining children.  According to the mayor, the shooting at San Jose National High School should serve as a serious reminder for everyone, especially those directly responsible ... Read more

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9 suspects arrested for personal data trafficking during raids at 22 locations

Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers arrested nine suspects for the personal data trafficking, which caused damage worth more than 2 billion baht. Officers from the CIB announced the arrests during a press conference on June 23, following an operation named Cut Down Scam 2. The investigation followed an earlier crackdown at the end of last …

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After Tacloban bloodshed, police urge active shooter drills in schools

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City, regional firearms and security regulators have urged schools to consider conducting active shooter drills and called on firearm owners to ensure that guns would not fall into the hands of minors. Police Colonel Elmer Cinco, chief of the Regional Civil

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Storm Higos to enter PAR Thursday as Francisco, ‘habagat’ soak Luzon

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm (TS) Higos is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday and will be given the local name Gardo, the weather bureau said. Higos was located 2,120 km. east of Central Luzon as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday. It is moving west-northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (kph).

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School violence in PH: From Duterte’s 1972 shooting story to the Tacloban tragedy

Before rising to the nation’s highest office, Rodrigo Duterte figured in what is considered one of the Philippines’ earliest and most controversial school shooting incidents. Duterte himself recounted the incident during a campaign speech in Iloilo City in 2016, saying he shot a fraternity brother at San Beda College in Manila in 1972 after being

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