Ordonia Tapped to Lead Tacloban City Police Office

Ordonia tapped to lead Tacloban City Police Office

TACLOBAN CITY – Police Col. Marben Ordonia is the new chief of police here.Ordonia replaced Police Col. Noelito Getigan who had served two years. The Police...

Tacloban school reopens after shooting, but trauma lingers

MANILA, Philippines – San Jose National High School (SJNHS) in Tacloban City resumed classes two weeks after the fatal shooting that claimed the lives of three students and wounded 20 others on June 22, but many members of the community continue to feel trauma.  SJNHS reopened last Monday, July 6. Walls were repainted while performers entertained students in a bid to help children recover from the tragedy.  So far, students from Grades 7 and 8 h…

12 more school violence recorded after Tacloban shooting incident

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said 12 other incidents of school violence were recorded since the June 22 Tacloban high school shooting that killed three students and wounded several others.The troubling incidents -- monitored after the mass shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte -- involved bomb threats, riot, stabbing, and recovery of firearms and ammunition.DepEd Undersecretary Malcolm…

DepEd observes rise in school-related violence after Tacloban shooting

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday said it has observed an increase in the number of school-related violence incidents in the country following the deadly Tacloban shooting on June 22.

‘Copycat phenomenon’: More incidents of school violence recorded after Tacloban shooting

The Department of Education (DepEd) confirmed more incidents of violence have been recorded ever since the mass shooting in San Jose National High School in Tac