Philippines starts active school shooter drills after deadly attack in Tacloban City

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The Philippines has initiated active shooter drills in schools following a deadly shooting incident in Tacloban City where two students killed three and injured 20 others. Students and staff participated in training exercises in Manila to prepare for potential future attacks.

The Philippines has begun holding active school shooter drills after a rare act of violence in Tacloban City last month during which two teenage students opened fire, killing three schoolmates and injuring 20 others. On Wednesday, at one educational campus in Manila, hundreds of students and teachers practised barricading classrooms with desks and chairs and staying silent as an armed actor wearing a black hoodie scoured the halls and rooms. “We acknowledge the increasing number of violent...