DepEd Postpones Nationwide Active Shooter Drills

Instead of active shooter drills, here's what experts recommend for schools

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) heeded the calls of some medical groups to postpone the nationwide active shooter drill initially set in public and private schools for Tuesday, August 25. The Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA), the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP), and the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) warned that there is currently no evidence showing that simulations prevent at…

Cayetano calls for nationwide school town hall dialogues after shooter drill postponement

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday called for nationwide community town hall dialogues in schools after the Department of Education (DepEd) postponed its planned live-shooter drills amid concerns over students’ mental and emotional well-being.Cayetano cited the joint statement of the Philippine Psychiatric Association and the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry which urged DepEd to defer…

Nationwide active-attack school drills postponed to September

The drill will instead be held in the first week of September, with the DepEd saying it will be age-appropriate and trauma-informed.

Bad weather cancels school safety drills; DepEd to prepare age-appropriate drill scenarios

The Department of Education (DepEd) has rescheduled the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous School Safety Drill for Active Attack Incidents that was supposed to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 25.In a statement, DepEd said the reason is the bad weather condition that will affect a number of areas in the country, particularly Luzon—due to typhoon (Saudel) which could develop into a super typhoon before it enters the country’s territory on Monday, Aug…

DepEd postpones nationwide 'live-shooter' drills: 'Nakikinig kami sa mga eksperto'

The Department of Education is heeding the call of the Philippine Psychiatric Association and the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to defe

DepEd postpones nationwide active shooter drills

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday postponed its nationwide Simultaneous School Safety Drill for Active Attack Incidents due to inclement weather and cancellation of face-to-face classes in several areas. The drill, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25, will instead be conducted in the first week of September 2026, DepEd said in a statement. READ: Psychiatrists ask: Defer active shooter drills “[This is] in …