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<p>MANILA — Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited Zamboanga City on Wednesday after a<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/18/shooting-incident-reported-inside-zamboanga-city-school-0934"> deadly shooting rocked the Ateneo de Zamboanga University.</a></p><p>Angara joined a situation briefing with Ateneo de Zamboanga University President Fr. Guillrey Anthony Andal, SJ, local officials, and the police. </p><p>“Kasama ang iba pang opisyal ng DepEd, nagpaabot si Sec. Angara ng pakikiramay sa paaralan, komunidad, at mga pamilya ng mga biktima at iba pang indibidwal na naapektuh an ng insidente,” the agency said in a Facebook post. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDepartmentOfEducation.PH%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02io5pHhepucfGTzAoPQvZent29vU54fffG7KT4bE2NhgPqBxtg8i4BgDo51wdk8MRl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </span></div><p>Two students, including the alleged shooter, were killed in Tuesday&#x27;s attack.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/18/shooting-incident-reported-inside-zamboanga-city-school-0934">Two dead in Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting</a></div><p>Hours later, the Bureau of Customs issued a statement saying it had ordered the &quot;preventative suspension&quot; of an <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/18/gun-issued-to-customs-officer-used-in-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting-1606">agent who owned the guns</a> &quot;allegedly used by the student involved&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/18/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting-suspect-1214">What we know so far about the Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting suspect </a></div><p>Ateneo’s Andal said the school was &quot;deeply saddened&quot; by the shooting and was cooperating with the investigation. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/18/ateneo-mourns-after-school-shooting-leaves-2-students-dead-no-one-would-want-this-to-happen-1620">Ateneo mourns after school shooting leaves 2 students dead: ‘No one would want this to happen’</a></div><p>School shootings are rare in the Philippines, but three teenaged students were killed and 20 others wounded in an attack at a school in the central Philippines in June.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/18/marcos-jr-orders-thorough-probe-into-zamboanga-city-school-shooting-1258">Marcos Jr. orders thorough probe into Zamboanga City school shooting </a></div><p>Ateneo de Zamboanga last month became one of many schools across the country to conduct active shooter drills in the wake of that tragedy.</p><p>Legal gun ownership is tightly regulated in the Southeast Asian country, but a large black market exists for firearms.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/19/zamboanga-city-declares-day-of-mourning-suspends-classes-after-school-shooting-0742">Zamboanga City declares Day of Mourning, suspends classes after school shooting</a></div><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse </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/93ri0CRP0pg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div>

<p>Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited Zamboanga City on Wednesday after a deadly shooting rocked the Ateneo de Zamboanga University.</p>

Education Secretary Sonny Angara visited Zamboanga City on Wednesday after a deadly shooting rocked the Ateneo de Zamboanga University.

Angara condoles with Ateneo de Zamboanga community after school shooting

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Angara condoles with Ateneo de Zamboanga community after school shooting

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Published August 19, 2026 09:58 AM PHT

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Updated August 19, 2026 10:03 AM PHT

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