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Virma Simonette RiveraBBC News, successful Manila
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Gun unit is not uncommon successful the Philippines though schoolhouse shootings are rare.
Two students opened fired astatine a precocious schoolhouse successful cardinal Philippines, leaving 3 of their peers dormant and 7 much wounded, constabulary say.
The suspects, aged 14 and 15, are some successful constabulary custody. One was arrested soon aft the shooting astatine the San Jose National High School successful Tacloban metropolis portion the 2nd aboriginal surrendered.
Local constabulary officials person said the teens are inactive being questioned but the shooting whitethorn person been motivated by a "grudge" implicit bullying.
Gun unit is not uncommon successful the Philippines, but schoolhouse shootings are highly rare.
This is the archetypal schoolhouse shooting successful Tacloban City successful caller memory, Evalyn Diaz from the metropolis constabulary told BBC News. Police patrols successful the metropolis person been accrued portion investigations are underway, she said.
The brace were equipped with a .38 revolver and a 9mm pistol, officials say.
"We telephone connected parents who person firearms to beryllium much responsible, fell their firearms, marque definite those are decently hidden, speech to their children," Diaz said.
The parent of a slain 15-year-old pupil told Agence France-Presse whoever had allowed the shooters entree to guns indispensable beryllium held accountable.
"I'm asking that the weapon owners beryllium charged, due to the fact that the guns wouldn't person ended up successful the children's hands if it weren't for them," Jennelyn Badoria said successful an interrogation extracurricular the school.
The acquisition ministry has expressed "deep concern" implicit the incident. "We telephone connected everyone to articulation america successful praying for the safety, healing and betterment of those affected by this incident," it said successful a statement.
The 7 wounded students are being treated successful infirmary but determination is nary update connected their condition.
Police information amusement weapon unit has been steadily declining successful caller years. In 2024, the Philippine National Police recorded adjacent to 5,000 weapon unit cases nationwide.
Tacloban city, astir an hr by level from Manila, is location to 250,000 people.
Located connected Leyte Island successful the Visayas region, the metropolis was among the worst-hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan successful 2013 that killed 6,000 and plunged galore successful the portion into deeper poverty.
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