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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. Noel  Sianosa, AFP

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Jervis Manahan

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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/178348433581620260622-tacloban-school-shooting-sjns-AFP-3.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. Noel Sianosa, AFP </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Education said Wednesday it would launch “active shooting drills” in schools. </p><p>The agency said the move aims to prepare students and teachers on how to respond in case of school shootings. </p><p>On June 22, two minors opened fire at a school in Tacloban, Leyte, leaving three students dead and injuring around 20 others. </p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/7/6/francine-diaz-performs-at-tacloban-school-two-weeks-after-deadly-shooting-1726">Francine Diaz performs at Tacloban school two weeks after deadly shooting </a></em><br/><em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/1/cop-who-owns-gun-used-in-tacloban-school-shooting-faces-senate-probe-1221">Cop says Tacloban school shooter &#x27;unlawfully&#x27; entered her house, ‘forcibly damaged’ locker to get gun</a></em><br/><em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/1/hontiveros-identifies-alleged-adult-groomer-of-tacloban-school-shooters-1042">Hontiveros identifies alleged &#x27;adult groomer&#x27; of Tacloban school shooters</a></em><br/><em></em></div><div><em><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/JZXzQ31Oqqk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span> </em></div>

<p>The Department of Education said Wednesday it would launch “active shooting drills” in schools.</p>

The Department of Education said Wednesday it would launch “active shooting drills” in schools.

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DepEd to launch ‘active shooting drills’ in schools

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 08, 2026 12:26 PM PHT

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