CRIME SCENE Investigators and school personnel regulate the entry to San Jose National High School in Tacloban City as they secure the scene of the shooting that killed three students on Monday. —JOEY A. GABIETA
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it was looking into closer coordination with barangay watchmen (tanod) as part of measures to bolster school security after a series of violent incidents.
At a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP public information chief Col. Allen Rae Co said the national police force had already given some recommendations to the Department of Education in the wake of two knife attacks in Cavite schools last week.
“We understand there is not enough budget for all the measures we’re thinking of, like X-ray scanners, metal detectors, the hiring of more security guards, but we have alternatives like closer coordination with the barangays,” Co noted.
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