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A school shooting in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines, resulted in three student deaths, one of whom was the suspected 16-year-old gunman who committed suicide after injuring eight others. The incident occurred on Friday when the shooter began firing upon his classmates around lunchtime; four injured students were in critical condition. Mayor Albert Palencia reported that the suspect had previously joked about his plans to friends before carrying out the attack. Governor Reynaldo Tamayo highlighted the need for responsible gun storage and community collaboration to address such issues, noting the rarity of school shootings in the Philippines but acknowledging recent upticks in violent incidents at schools.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Philippines School Shooting” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 12 other(s) covering the same event.
Philippines school shooting leaves 2 students, gunman dead
8 others injured in incident in Banga, South Cotabato
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.
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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.
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"The suspect supposedly sat beside his friends and told them to go home 'because after lunch, I will be executing my plan.'
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His friends laughed because the shooter was a known joker," Palencia told Reuters.
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"After lunch, he started shooting students.
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He hit 10 students before killing himself," Palencia added.
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South Cotabato governor Reynaldo Tamayo urged parents to ensure guns were kept out of reach of minors.
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"We need to be responsible in storing firearms.
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Gun owners, in particular, must make sure that minors do not have access to them," Tamayo told Reuters by phone.
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"We cannot expect a handful of security personnel to monitor thousands of students.
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We need to work together because otherwise this will be very difficult for us to address.
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Cluster of school shootings
The incident follows two fatal gun incidents since June at schools in the Philippines, where school shootings were previously rare.
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Last month, a student live-streamed himself shooting and killing another student in a classroom in Zamboanga in the country's south before taking his own life.
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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.
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The Philippines has relatively strict gun ownership regulations, including background checks and psychological evaluation requirements, although illegal firearms remain in circulation.
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