The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) posthumously gives the Youth Heroism Award to Chris Lorenz Fabian, the 15-year-old scout who died in the Tacloban City school shooting. (Photo from the DILG)
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) posthumously honored Chris Lorenz Fabian, the 15-year-old scout who died in the Tacloban City school shooting last June, for blocking the perpetrators from entering a classroom.
In a statement on Tuesday, the DILG said Secretary Jonvic Remulla, through Eastern Visayas regional office director Arnel Agabe, conferred the Youth Heroism Award on Fabian through his parents and grandfather in a ceremony.
The department said at least 30 of Fabian’s fellow students were saved by his act.
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