Philippines school shooting breaks pattern of political violence

Two students opened fire at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City on June 22, killing three peers. The attack departs sharply from the Philippines' typical firearms violence, which stems from political clans and armed groups. Student-on-student campus shootings are rare there, making investigators' focus on personal grievances and weapon sourcing—how minors obtained functional pistols under laws prohibiting juvenile ownership—distinctly different from the nation's historical security calculus.