June 23, 2026 – TheNationWeek

Fatal School Shootings, Stabbings Spark Urgent Call for Enhanced Child Protection in Philippine Schools

Bing JabadanJune 23, 2026June 23, 202605 mins

Fatal School Shootings, Stabbings Spark Urgent Call for Enhanced Child Protection in Philippine Schools By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | June 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – A series of harrowing incidents of school violence, including a fatal shooting in Tacloban and two separate stabbings in Cavite, has compelled the Council for the Welfare of Children…

BI Dismantles Online Scam Hub, Arrests Five Foreign Nationals

Bing JabadanJune 23, 2026June 23, 202603 mins

BI Dismantles Online Scam Hub, Arrests Five Foreign Nationals By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | June 23, 2026 PARAÑAQUE CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has dismantled a suspected online scam operation in Parañaque City, apprehending five foreign nationals. The predawn raid on June 17 targeted a condominium complex in Sapphire Seaview Park,…

Palestinian Ambassador Confronts Attack on Supporters in Siargao, Demands Justice

Bing JabadanJune 23, 2026June 23, 202604 mins

Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Anastas meets with General Luna officials and the Chief of Police in Siargao to discuss the alleged assault on local café owners by foreign nationals. (Photo: Embassy of the state of Palestine-Manila) Palestinian Ambassador Confronts Attack on Supporters in Siargao, Demands Justice By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | June 23, 2026 MANILA,…

PCG Challenges Chinese Vessel in Exclusive Economic Zone, Vows Sustained Patrols

Bing JabadanJune 23, 2026June 23, 202604 mins

PCG Challenges Chinese Vessel in Exclusive Economic Zone, Vows Sustained Patrols By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | June 23, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intensified its maritime patrols off the western coast of Luzon, deploying one of its vessels to directly challenge a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship observed loitering…

FIRING LINE: Classrooms of fear

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FIRING LINE: Classrooms of fear By Robert B. Roque Jr. | June 23, 2026 I can’t stop thinking about it: two incidents, three days apart, both in Cavite. On June 16, a 14-year-old Grade 8 student walked into a Grade 5 classroom in General Trias — teachers were away at a meeting — and stabbed seven…