Campus shooter ‘planned  attack, warned classmates’

Inquirer.net - Sep 20, 2026

BANGA, South Cotabato — The 16-year-old student who allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Banga National High School on Friday had planned the attack as early as August and had warned some classmates hours before carrying it out, according to Mayor Albert Palencia. Palencia said Saturday that police investigators had briefed him on the

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WNBA: Fever’s Kelsey Mitchell torches scoring record

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Nobel Foundation raises prize money for each award to $1.2M

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