Posted by Chinenye on Tue 18th Aug, 2026 - tori.ng
A deadly shooting at a private Catholic school in western Mindanao has shocked the Philippines after a student reportedly livestreamed the incident.
(Philippine Policer at The School. photo by Punch News)
A student livestreamed himself shooting a schoolmate before taking his own life at a Catholic private high school in western Mindanao on Tuesday.
The shooting marked the Philippines' second such incident in two months.
The perpetrator entered a classroom where the victim was present, discharged a firearm, then proceeded to the fifth floor where he died by self-inflicted gunshot.
The ninth-grade suspect transmitted the incident live on social media.
Video footage circulated by local media showed the barrel of a weapon moving through a hallway resembling a first-person shooter video game format before being directed into a classroom and discharged.
Students in school uniforms were subsequently recorded screaming and evacuating the premises.
The number of injured remained unclear. National police sought to establish the shooter's motivation, determine firearm ownership and source, and ascertain how the weapon reached the school campus.
Police have not released ages for either the shooter or victim.
The school's president confirmed two fatalities and expressed institutional sorrow over the incident, stating the school was cooperating with investigators.
He acknowledged difficulty in immediately identifying the individuals and would communicate with their families prior to public disclosure.
He noted the school was conducting safety preparations, including active shooter simulation exercises, recognising the importance of institutional security for students and personnel.
School shootings remain uncommon in the Philippines, though in June, three teenage students were killed and twenty others wounded in an attack at a central Philippine school.
Ateneo de Zamboanga subsequently joined numerous institutions nationwide conducting active shooter drills following that incident.
Legal firearm ownership remains tightly regulated in the Southeast Asian country, whilst an extensive black market for weapons continues to operate.