The Police Regional Office 8 has taken into custody two junior high school students allegedly involved in the shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, on Monday (June 22, 2026). (Photos from Philippine News Agency/Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines — The shooting incident inside a Tacloban City high school was planned by the assailants weeks prior to the incident, according to the Police Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO 8).
The perpetrators, two male Grade 9 students aged 14 and 15, opened fire inside the San Jose National High School premises on Monday morning, killing at least three students and injuring several others.
“Based on our information, as early as May 1, if I’m not mistaken. They’ve been planning this since April or May,” PRO 8 director Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy told reporters in a phone interview.
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