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China keeps Tiananmen massacre victims on tight leash on anniversary

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 04 09:38 PM

China's police kept a tight watch on surviving families of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing on Monday, marking the 29th anniversary of the military crackdown on a student-led pro-democracy protest that remains a taboo in China, Hong Kong media reported. Read more »

'Loner' student shoots and kills 10 at Texas school -authorities

Liz Hampton and Erwin Seba, Reuters
Posted at May 19 09:47 AM

SANTA FE, Texas - A 17-year-old student armed with a shotgun and pistol opened fire at his Texas high school on Friday, killing nine students and a teacher, authorities said, in an attack with eerie echoes of the massacre at a Florida high school in February.   Read more »

Fear grips Fil-Am parents after deadly Texas school shooting

Cheryl Piccio, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of May 19 09:09 AM

Filipino-Americans who live close to Santa Fe High School were concerned over a school shooting that claimed at least 10 lives.   Read more »

'I had to get out': Students fled Texas high school shooter

Liz Hampton, Reuters
Posted at May 19 05:45 AM

SANTA FE, Texas - Students at Santa Fe High School in Texas were just beginning Friday classes when an alarm bell sounded, gun shots rang out, and they had to run from the latest mass shooting at a U.S. school. Read more »

Student kills at least 10 in Texas high school massacre

Liz Hampton and Erwin Seba, Reuters
Updated as of May 19 04:06 AM

SANTA FE (UPDATED) - A male student who entered a Texas high school on Friday and shot dead 10 people, including fellow pupils, had planned to end the attack with his suicide but instead surrendered to police, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said. Read more »

CA denies Zaldy Ampatuan bail plea

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 07:52 PM

Ampatuan sought bail over 58 counts of murder in connection with the 2009 massacre. Read more »

Hustisya hiling ng mga kaanak sa Nueva Ecija massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 07:59 AM

NUEVA ECIJA - Humihiling ng hustisya ang mga kaanak ng pamilyang pinagtataga sa San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.   Read more »

Person of interest sa massacre ng pamilya sa Nueva Ecija, hawak na ng pulisya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 07:53 PM

Nasa kustodiya na ng PNP ang person of interest sa pananaga sa 6 na magkakamag-anak sa bayan ng San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. Read more »

'Person of interest' sa Nueva Ecija massacre, nasa kustodiya ng pulisya sa Tarlac

Edward Quinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 12:31 AM

Nasa kustodiya na ng pulisya sa Tarlac ang sinasabing person of interest sa pagpatay ng anim na magkakaanak sa San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija nitong Biyernes. Read more »

6 magkakaanak, patay sa pananaga; salarin tinutugis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 10:45 PM

Naliligo na sa sariling dugo nang madiskubre ang tatlong lalaki at tatlong babae na ayon sa mga kapitbahay ay wala pang isang buwang nangungupahan sa bahay sa Nueva Ecija.    Read more »

Hacked in their sleep: 6 massacred in N. Ecija town

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 06:22 PM

MANILA - Six members of a family were hacked to death while sleeping in a house they are renting in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija on Friday. Read more »

OPINION: The Jabidah Massacre, half a century later

Amir Mawallil
Posted at Mar 17 04:28 AM

It is always a question of how to look back with a clear vision on where to proceed. Read more »

Governor eyes appeal vs bail for 16 cops linked to Ampatuan massacre

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 06:31 PM

Maguindanao Governor Esmael ''Toto'' Mangudadatu on Tuesday said he will seek the help of President Rodrigo Duterte and the government's top lawyer after the Court of Appeals affirmed the bail for 16 policemen tagged in the Maguindanao massacre that killed 58 people.  Read more »

CA upholds bail grant for 16 cops tagged in Maguindanao massacre

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 10:25 PM

The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the bail grant to 16 policemen who were among those indicted before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection with the November 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre. Read more »

Florida governor proposes tighter gun restrictions in wake of school shooting

Zachary Fagenson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 24 04:28 AM

Rick Scott said he would work with state lawmakers to raise the minimum age for buying any kind of gun in Florida to 21 years old Read more »

Trump suggests armed deputy at Florida school was a 'coward'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 11:27 PM

Trump on Friday cast doubts on the character of an armed deputy who remained outside during last week's school shooting in Florida. Read more »

Staff return to Florida high school for first time since massacre

Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 11:19 PM

Teachers were welcomed back to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, as part of what the school district called an "emotional and difficult recovery process." Read more »

Fil-Am family calls for tighter gun control after Florida school shooting

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Feb 22 12:34 PM

A Filipino-American family is among those who joined a renewed national debate surrounding gun control following the recent Parkland, Florida high school shooting that left 17 people dead. Read more »

SC halts graft, usurpation trial vs Aquino over bloody Mamasapano raid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 05:52 PM

The Supreme Court has ordered a halt on court proceedings on graft and usurpation of authority cases filed against former President Benigno Aquino III at the Sandiganbayan for his alleged role in the 2015 bloody Mamasapano anti-terror raid. Read more »

Heroic Sacrifice: Filipinos urged to remember fallen SAF 44

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:10 PM

Filipinos on Thursday were urged to remember the heroic sacrifice of 44 elite policemen killed in a bloody encounter in Maguindanao, 3 years since they passed away. Read more »