The gun attack sends shockwaves throughout the community and prompts the local government to call off classes for a few days.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – A shooting incident in Pikit, Cotabato province has once again shocked the town, leaving school children as the victims of the violence.
Pikit National High School 7th grader and 13-year-old Fahad Dianalan Guintawan was among the fatalities in the shooting that was carried out in the town center at around 2 pm on Tuesday, February 14.Police said the students were walking outside their school when the gun attack was carried out by a still unidentified group.
“They don’t have conscience. The victims were so young. Enough of the violence in Pikit. The local government must act now,” said resident Emna Sambutuan. As a response, the local government issued an executive order suspending all levels of classes starting Wednesday until Friday, February 15 to 17, after the shooting of the school children.
While the town is part of the non-Bangsamoro province of Cotabato in the Soccsksargen region, its residents voted to become a BARMM special area.
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