Tacloban City, Philippines: A school shooting in the Philippines killed three students and injured several others at San Jose National High School on Monday morning, police said.
Authorities said two male suspects were detained after the attack at the government-run school in Barangay San Jose. The Associated Press reported that the suspects were 14- and 15-year-old students.
Police said both suspects carried pistols when the shooting happened at about 9 am local time.
Emergency responders took the injured students to nearby hospitals. Police said investigators were still working to establish the motive.
At least three people were killed and five others injured in a school shooting in Tacloban, Philippines. https://t.co/vVVljK3dyk
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 22, 2026AP reported that three female students were killed and seven others were injured. Five people were injured, so authorities had not fully reconciled casualty figures in early accounts.
Additional police units were deployed around San Jose National High School, which has more than 1,500 students. The Philippine National Police urged the public to remain calm, avoid sharing unverified information and cooperate with authorities.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered increased school security and a full investigation, AP reported. Police also recovered firearms at the scene and were handling the suspects under juvenile and child protection procedures.
Firearm-related crimes remain common in the Philippines because of widespread unlicensed weapons, but school attacks are uncommon. In July 2022, a gunman killed three people during a graduation ceremony at Ateneo de Manila University’s law school in Quezon City.
