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 June 22, 2026 —PHOTOS FROM PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY/FACEBOOK
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The parents of 14-year-old Ayessha Nicole Dazo, one of the three students killed in the June 22 shooting at San Jose National High School, are urging authorities to include the 14-year-old suspect in the criminal complaint, insisting that he should also be held accountable for the attack that also wounded at least 20 others.
Nico Dazo, Ayessha’s father, on Saturday said his family could not accept that only the 15-year-old suspect had been charged. Both boys have been under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and have been held at its local rehabilitation facility since their arrest.
“He should also be charged. Based on the accounts of her classmates, he was the one who shot and killed our daughter,” Dazo said, his voice breaking with emotion. “He killed our daughter as if she were a dog. Our daughter will never come back.”
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