Overview
- A mid-morning shooting at San Jose National High School on Monday left three students dead and between five and seven others wounded as pupils and staff fled classrooms.
- Police detained two juvenile suspects, ages 14 and 15, who are in custody and being questioned in the presence of their parents while social welfare officials take over their care.
- Investigators recovered two firearms and about 40 spent shell casings and say a 9mm pistol was registered to a policewoman and a .38 revolver to a Cebu-based security agency.
- Authorities have said bullying or a personal grudge may have driven the attack but the motive remains under investigation as officers trace how the weapons were obtained and brought onto campus.
- The president and the education department have ordered full probes, deployed medical and psychosocial support to victims and the school, and said security at public schools will be reviewed for gaps such as limited guard coverage.