Sara Duterte Slams Marcos Admin Over Banga School Shooting

Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday slammed the Marcos administration's leadership following a school shooting in Banga, South Cotabato, which left three students dead and eight injured. Duterte noted that this is the third school shooting to take place within the year. "Para kasi sa administrasyong Marcos, mas madali ang maging inutil, magnakaw, at magsamantala kaysa magsilbi nang tapat sa bayan," she said in a statement, adding that the public deserves "better leadership than this." "At sa halip na may makabuluhang aksyon at pagpapatupad ng kaayusan, ang administrasyong Marcos ay nakakulong sa walang katapusang laro ng political survival at consolidation," she added. GMA News Online contacted Malacañang for comment but it has yet to issue a statement as of posting time. On Friday, at least three students were killed, and eight others were injured following the school shooting in Banga, South Cotabato, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Classes in all levels were suspended on Monday in Banga, while face-to-face classes were suspended in Surallah in South Cotabato in the aftermath of the shooting. Marcos meanwhile ordered concerned government agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the school shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato.