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School shootings in the Philippines put gun access under scrutiny

Debate is increasingly focused not on how many guns are in circulation, but on who can access them …

By Samantha Johnson / September 21, 2026

By: Tita C. Valderama

Police personnel inspect students’ bags in a school in Tacloban City weeks after a deadly campus shooting. Photo from the Department of Education

A third fatal school shooting in the Philippines since June has renewed scrutiny of how minors gain access to firearms, including guns legally owned by adults.

The latest shooting, at Banga …

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