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Three students killed in Philippine school shooting, including gunman, officials say

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A 16-year-old suspected gunman killed three students, including himself, and injured eight others in a school shooting in Banga town, South Cotabato, Philippines on Friday. The victims were aged between 14 and 17 years old, with four of the injured in critical condition. Mayor Albert Palencia revealed that the shooter had warned classmates earlier but was dismissed as joking; he then carried out his attack during lunchtime, hitting ten students before taking his own life.

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On September 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at Banga National High School in Banga town, part of South Cotabato province in the southern Philippines. The incident resulted in the deaths of three students and injuries to eight others, with four critically injured. All victims were between the ages of 14 and 17, including the suspected shooter who was a 16-year-old student who later killed himself. Mayor Albert Palencia stated that prior to the shooting, the suspect had warned classmates about his plans but they did not take him seriously.

This is the third deadly school shooting in the Philippines since June, with previous incidents occurring in Zamboanga and Tacloban. The Department of Education expressed deep concern over student safety and emphasized the need for immediate verification from authorities to provide necessary support. Governor Reynaldo Tamayo urged parents to secure firearms away from minors, highlighting existing regulations on gun ownership that include background checks and psychological evaluations.

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Three students were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman who turned the gun on himself, provincial officials said. asserted

officials → kill → himself

Eight others were injured, with four in critical condition, and all the victims were students aged 14 to 17, said Albert Palencia, mayor of Banga town in South Cotabato, where the shooting took place. asserted

shooting → injure → place

The incident follows two fatal gun incidents since June at schools in the Philippines, where school shootings were previously rare. asserted

shootings → follow → Philippines

“The suspect supposedly sat beside his friends and told them to go home ‘because after lunch, I will be executing my plan’. asserted

I → sit → plan

His friends laughed because the shooter was a known joker,” Palencia told Reuters. asserted

Palencia → laugh → Reuters

“After lunch, he started shooting students. asserted

he → start → students

He hit 10 students before killing himself,” Palencia added. asserted

Palencia → hit → himself

In June, at least three students were killed and about 20 others injured in an attack at a public high school in Tacloban, where two classmates opened fire on campus. asserted

classmates → kill → campus

The Philippines has relatively strict gun ownership regulations, including background checks and psychological evaluation requirements, although illegal firearms remain in circulation. asserted

firearms → have → circulation

The Friday shooting also follows a high-profile incident in Thailand in August, where a student went on a shooting rampage at a school on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok. asserted

student → follow → capital

South Cotabato governor Reynaldo Tamayo urged parents to ensure guns were kept out of reach of minors. asserted

guns → urge → minors

“We need to be responsible in storing firearms. asserted

We → need → firearms

Gun owners, in particular, must make sure that minors do not have access to them,” Tamayo told Reuters by phone. asserted

Tamayo → make → phone

“We cannot expect a handful of security personnel to monitor thousands of students. asserted

handful → expect → students

We need to work together because otherwise this will be very difficult for us to address.” asserted

us → need → ?

Three students killed in Philippine school shooting, including gunman, officials say

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