Deadly shooting at high school in the southern Philippines

A shooting occurred at a high school in Banga in the southern Philippines on September 18, 2026, leaving multiple people dead and injured. Early reports from the provincial governor said one person was killed and four injured, but later accounts from various news outlets described three dead and eight injured, with some reporting up to six students killed and 17 hurt. One headline states that a student shot two schoolmates and then killed himself. The exact number of victims remains unclear as authorities continue to investigate.