# 3 in 5 schools still without security guards despite campus shootings

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/10/19/2564294/3-5-schools-still-without-security-guards-despite-campus-shootings

The Department of Education is asking the Senate for an additional P8.18 billion in its 2027 budget to hire security guards and install metal detectors and perimeter fences in public schools, following three deadly school shootings since June.

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Created: 2026-10-26T05:34:26.976281+00:00

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Original source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/10/19/2564294/3-5-schools-still-without-security-guards-despite-campus-shootings