Philippines bans video game played by alleged high school shooter

The rare school shooting that left three students killed and 20 others injured has shocked the country.

Philippines foils second planned high school attack in Leyte in days

Philippine authorities successfully foiled another possible school attack in Leyte province just two days after Monday’s deadly shooting in Tacloban City, thanks to a timely tip from Senator Bam Aquino. The senator, nephew of former president Corazon Aquino, informed Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla of the threat on Wednesday night. “At 8 o’clock last night, Senator Bam Aquino called me up and gave me a tip that there was chatter in Tacloban that there was an impending mass shooting that was...

By SCMP’s Asia desk

PNP orders gun regulation review after Tacloban school shooting

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered the agency to review its implementation of gun regulations following the fatal school shooting in Tacloban City. “The instruction is to look deeper into this and find out other possible loopholes in the existing firearms regulations that are possibly being taken

By mmercado

14-year-old behind foiled school attack threat was a GoreBox fan — DILG

The 14-year-old student who was recently foiled by authorities after posting a mass shooting and stabbing threat against a high school in Leyte is also a fan of the violent, suspended video game "Gorebox," Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said.

By Ian Laqui

Philippines suspends online game GoreBox after teen gunmen kill 3 at school

Philippine authorities said Tuesday they will temporarily block an online gaming app that one of two students blamed for a deadly school shooting has avidly used, to assess whether it played a role in fostering such violence.