School Safety Plan Bill Pushed After Cotabato Shooting

Passage of school safety law pushed

The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) is pushing for the passage of a Comprehensive School Safety Act after the recent school violence in South Cotabato, which resulted in the deaths of three students and wounding of eight others.

School safety plan bill pushed after Cotabato shooting

SENATE PRESIDENT Sherwin T. Gatchalian pushed for the passage of the Comprehensive School Safety Act to establish a National Comprehensive School Safety Framework following a school shooting incident. The latest violent incident at Banga National High School in South Cotabato on Sept. 18, the third school shooting in the Philippines since June, has killed three […]

Sherwin Gatchalian pushes school safety bill after South Cotabato shooting

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday called for the passage of legislation to strengthen school safety plans and policies following the latest school shooting incident in South Cotabato.

PNP probes online activity, gun access after deadly South Cotabato school shooting

ASM, Philippine Canadian Inquirer September 20, 2026 Philippines — Philippine authorities are investigating the online activity and access to firearms of the Grade 9 student behind the deadly shooting at […]

President orders probe of 3rd school shooting

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into the latest school shooting in South Cotabato.This shooting at Banga National High School left three students dead (not six, as earlier reported) — including the 16-year-old suspected gunman, who shot himself after the attack. Six others were wounded in the attack.This was the third deadly school shooting this year, following incidents in Tacloban and Zamboanga.In a statement late F…

Marcos orders school security overhaul after Cotabato shooting

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a nationwide reassessment of school security after the deadly Banga National High School shooting in South Cotabato became the country’s third fatal campus shooting in just three months, raising urgent questions over how minors are gaining access to firearms and bringing them into schools. Marcos directed the […]