One Dead in Philippine High School Shooting

Shooting at a high school in the southern Philippine province of South Cotabato has left at least one person dead and four others injured. Governor Reynaldo Tamayo confirmed the casualties, prompting the Ministry of Education to express “deep concern” over the incident. While school shootings are traditionally rare in the Philippines, this alarming event marks the nation’s third such attack since June. It closely follows a shocking live-streamed murder-suicide in Zamboanga last month and a devastating June assault by two students in Tacloban that left three dead and roughly 20 injured.