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MANILA, Philippines — Following the fatal stabbing of a Grade 9 student in Las Piñas National High School, Sen. Mark Villar once again called for the passage of an act that ensures stronger safeguards on campuses through increased presence of law enforcement.
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The renewed call is in connection with the death of a 13-year-old male student who was stabbed dead by his fellow 14-year-old schoolmate inside their school.
Villar said Saturday that the incident brought to light the urgent need to advance his proposed Senate Bill No. 2321, or the Learning Institution’s Guaranteed Threat Avoidance and Safety (Ligtas) Act, which seeks to establish stronger school security for all public and private basic education institutions from kinder to senior high schools.
