Members of the SOCO retrieve the bodies of two students who were killed in a shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on Monday morning, June 22, 2026 —Photo courtesy of RMN Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — The mothers of two students killed in the June 22 mass shooting at San Jose National High School are demanding justice for their children, saying both teenage suspects should be held fully accountable for an attack that left three students dead and 20 others injured.
Their appeal came as authorities formally filed murder and frustrated murder charges against the 15-year-old suspect while acknowledging that the younger suspect, who is 14 years old, cannot be held criminally liable under Republic Act No. 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act.
For Erbea Fabian and Jenny Baldoria, whose children were among those killed in Monday’s shooting, the prospect that one of the alleged gunmen may escape prosecution has deepened their grief.
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