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Police investigators walk in front of the school entrance after a shooting incident at a high school compound in Tacloban City, Leyte province on June 22, 2026. At least three teenaged students were killed. Noel  Sianosa, AFP

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RG Cruz

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782122786249AFP__20260622__B7UF2ZQ__v1__MidRes__PhilippinesShootingSchoolCrime (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Police investigators walk in front of the school entrance after a shooting incident at a high school compound in Tacloban City, Leyte province on June 22, 2026. At least three teenaged students were killed. Noel  Sianosa, AFP</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old following the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/22/alleged-school-shooting-reported-in-tacloban-1034">deadly school shooting in Tacloban City, Leyte.</a></p><p>&quot;Marami na akong ipino-post patungkol sa mga nangyayari sa ating kabataan. Merong nang-rape, pinatay. Merong nangho-holdap ng jeep. Eto, latest na naman. Kaya sana, ang aking hingi na pabor sa aking mga kasama ditong senador, sana bigyan naman ninyo ng panahon at pagkakataon &#x27;yung aking panukala,&quot; Padilla said. </p><p>&quot;I-amend na natin &#x27;yung juvenile ano na &#x27;yan. Kasi talagang ang dami na. Nasa mukha na natin. At alam ninyo, hindi lang dito sa Pilipinas na merong ganyan. &#x27;Yung edad ay ibinababa. Dapat na natin gawin &#x27;yan. Ngayon na. Ten. Dapat doon.&quot;</p><p>Padilla told media that this is the age observed in other jurisdictions.</p><p>&quot;Marami din sa Asia, ganoon na. Bakit hindi natin gayahin sila? Tutal tayo naman, eh, pinagmamalaki natin na &#x27;yung mga good practices, mga best practices ng ibang bansa, eh sinusunod natin. Ba&#x27;t hindi natin gawin &#x27;yun? Sa Europe mismo, eh. Europe nga na sinasabi natin nandoon ang human rights. Sila, ten doon,&quot; the senator said. </p><p>&quot;Boss, immediate. Kung ganito na, na nagagaya na tayo sa Amerika, na may namamaril na sa loob ng paaralan, siguro ito &#x27;yung panahon na talagang kung seryosohin natin ito, ito &#x27;yung pang-special session.&quot; </p><p>Sen. Francis Pangilinan, meanwhile, wants a just implementation of the Juvenile Justice Law.</p><p>&quot;Hindi pwedeng pakawalan ang mga suspek kahit menor de edad. Dapat dumaan sila sa prosesong itinakda ng batas. Sa ilalim din ng batas, may pananagutan ang mga magulang ng mga suspek kung naging pabaya. Itinatakda rin ng batas na kailangang bigyan ng DSWD ng karampatang suporta ang mga biktima at ang kanilang mga pamilya hanggang makamit nila ang katarungan,&quot; he said. </p><p>Sen. Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go called for a full investigation on how the two shooters obtained guns and smuggled them into the school. </p><p>&quot;Tututukan ko ang isyung ito. Kung merong dapat ayusin sa mga kasalukuyang batas, katulad ng Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, as amended, at mga regulasyon, ayusin na natin ngayon. Huwag na nating hintayin pang merong panibagong trahedya na naman,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/22/officials-groups-express-alarm-over-tacloban-school-shooting-1401">Officials, groups express alarm over Tacloban school shooting</a></div><p>The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, were in custody after firing &quot;randomly&quot; in San Jose National High School, PLt. Evalyn Diaz told AFP of the violence that sent terrified students running for cover.</p><p>A Glock 9mm pistol used in the shooting was registered to a policewoman in the region, national police spokesman Allen Rae Co told a media briefing, adding that she was taken into custody.</p><p>Over 40 empty shells were found at the scene, police added.</p><p>Co also revealed the other weapon used in the shooting, a .38 calibre pistol, was registered to a security agency in Cebu City.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/22/gun-in-tacloban-school-shooting-belonged-to-officer-police-1700">Gun in Tacloban school shooting belonged to officer: PNP</a></div><p>The shooting killed three teens and wounded 13 others. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wxCd10ebQLE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old following the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/6/22/alleged-school-shooting-reported-in-tacloban-1034">deadly school shooting in Tacloban City, Leyte.</a></p>

Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old following the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City, Leyte.

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Padilla wants age of criminal responsibility down to 10 years old after Tacloban school shooting

RG Cruz,

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Published June 22, 2026 06:13 PM PHT

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