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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/178762698281320260701-senate-hearing-tacloban-shooting-arla-pacencia-MT9.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">PSSG Arla Ray Pacencia, owner of the gun used by one of the suspects in the Tacloban Shooting, attends the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on Wednesday, July 30, 2026. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span>MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said the Office of the City Prosecutor of Tacloban City has recommended the filing of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and physical injuries charges against Police Staff Sgt. Arla Ray Pacencia, whose gun was used in the June 22 shooting incident.</div><div><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 ‘unlawfully’ entered her house, ‘forcibly damaged’ locker to get gun</a></div><p>“The DOJ trusts that the criminal process will proceed in accordance with the rules on due process for all parties concerned,” DOJ  spokesperson Polo Martinez said in a statement.</p><p>The June 22 attack at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that left three students dead.</p><p>The DOJ noted that the recommendation was the result of the preliminary investigation conducted on the complaint filed by parents and students of San Jose National High School.</p><p>“The corresponding Information will be filed with the Family Court, Regional Trial Court of Tacloban City,” Martinez said. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><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/N9ciJROgPIc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The DOJ noted that the recommendation was the result of the preliminary investigation conducted on the complaint filed by parents and students of San Jose National High School.</p>

The DOJ noted that the recommendation was the result of the preliminary investigation conducted on the complaint filed by parents and students of San Jose National High School.

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​Cop who owns gun used in Tacloban school shooting to face criminal raps—DOJ

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published August 25, 2026 11:10 AM PHT

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Cop who owns gun used in Tacloban school shooting to face criminal raps—DOJ

Cop who owns gun used in Tacloban school shooting to face criminal raps—DOJ