DepEd strongly condemns shooting of teacher in Negros Occidental

Members of the Manila Police District led by district director Leo Francisco conduct random inspections on motorists passing through a Comelec Checkpoint along Roxas Boulevard at the boundary of Manila and Pasay City on January 9, 2022. The Philippine National Police simultaneously launched Comelec checkpoints at city and provincial boundaries for the strict implementa-tion of the nationwide gun ban from January 9 to June 8, to kick-off the election period for the 2022 national and local polls.

Miguel De Guzman

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday it deplores the shooting of a teacher from Himamaylan National High School in Negros Occidental, who was supposed to serve in the polls. 

In a statement, DepEd said it "strongly condemns" the incident as it does not condone any acts of violence and injustice towards educators. 

It urged local authorities to bring the perpetuators to justice. 

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