Tacloban shooting: Student, school staff receive DepEd Heroes Award

DepEd honors Tacloban learner who died protecting classmates

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday posthumously honored a 15-year-old learner who died protecting his classmates during a June 22 shooting at San Jose National High School (SJNHS) in Tacloban City.Education Secretary Sonny Angara conferred the DepEd Heroes Award on Grade 10 learner Chris Lorenz Fabian and the SJNHS faculty and staff during the launch of the second year of the DepEd Heroes program in Makati City.F…

Tacloban shooting: Student, school staff receive DepEd Heroes Award

MANILA, Philippines — The 15-year-old student who died shielding his classmates during the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City was posthumously honored with the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Heroes Award, alongside school staff recognized for their bravery during the attack. In a ceremony on Monday at the DepEd office, Chris Lorenz Fabian was recognized for sacrificing his life to protect his classmates. Fabian, a Boy Scout, held the cl…

‘Tunay na bayani’: Tacloban teen who saved classmates honored by city

Content warning: This article contains details about a school shooting and student deaths. The declaration of the teenager who attempted to shield his classmates during the fatal Tacloban City school shooting last June as a “young hero” was widely received by Filipinos. A Reddit user on August 13 raised awareness of a report stating that […] The post ‘Tunay na bayani’: Tacloban teen who saved classmates honored by city appeared first on Interaks…