Kaxandra Salonga,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 25, 2026 02:54 PM PHT

Security officers from the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety check the bags of students using metal detectors at Manuel A. Roxas High School in Quezon City on February 1, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File 

MANILA — The Department of Education said Thursday it was auditing school security measures following the shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that killed three students and injured 20 others.

Department of Education Undersecretary for Operations Malcolm Garma said the agency was conducting an inventory of security guards, CCTV cameras, and metal detectors in schools to identify security gaps and help prevent similar incidents.

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