Three people were killed and at least eight others injured during a shooting at Banga National High School in southern Mindanao on Friday afternoon. Emergency services responded to reports of gunfire at the campus, where several students were wounded in the attack.
Provincial officials identified the suspected shooter as a 16-year-old student at the school. The gunman also died during the incident after turning the weapon on himself.
Authorities on the southern island of Mindanao are currently investigating the shooting. This incident marks the third deadly high-profile campus shooting in the Philippines since June.