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
TACLOBAN CITY — The two minor suspects in the fatal shooting at San Jose National High School are being housed separately at a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) rehabilitation facility, where they are receiving no special treatment and have at times been observed staring blankly, according to DSWD Regional Director Grace Subong.
The boys, aged 14 and 15 years old, were identified by authorities as the main perpetrators in the school shooting incident that left three students dead and injured 20 others.
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Subong said both minors are undergoing the standard rehabilitation process applied to all children in conflict with the law admitted to DSWD facilities.
