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Read more about the article EDITORIAL: Preventing the next school shooting goes beyond security drills
Students arrive for their 6 a.m. classes Tuesday under tightened entry procedures at Davao City National High School (DCNHS). Security personnel searched each student’s bag at the entrance. Armed police officers were posted to monitor the campus by 6:20 a.m. Public schools across Davao City increased security presence and police visibility following the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City Monday, June 22. via Marianne Guinoo | University of the Philippines-Mindanao, Intern

EDITORIAL: Preventing the next school shooting goes beyond security drills

THE SHOOTING at Ateneo de Zamboanga on Aug. 18, which killed two students including the gunman, continues to reverberate across Mindanao schools. In news reports, two colleges in Davao City…

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Read more about the article ‘Pro-China?’: Coast Guard spox confronts Duterte siblings over West Philippine Sea stance
Davao 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard, exchanged heated remarks on Facebook over their positions on the West Philippine Sea.  Duterte also criticized Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro for his comments on China.

‘Pro-China?’: Coast Guard spox confronts Duterte siblings over West Philippine Sea stance

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson has publicly questioned whether Davao 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte are "pro-China," escalating a political firestorm…

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