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The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday flagged growing gang activity amongst learners because the agency grapples with reports of school-related violence nationwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe appreciate the statement of the PNP (Philippine National Police) Chief Nartatez that they’ll increase police visibility in schools because we also saw gang activity,\u201d Education Secretary Juan Edgardo \u201cSonny\u201d M. Angara told reporters in Filipino during an interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cGangs and their members are increasing. Other gangs began throughout the pandemic and have continued to this present day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Gang fights, which arise from conflicts inside a classroom, often proceed outside the college premises after class hours. \u201cMore people would join the fight outside, and sometimes even those that aren’t students will join,\u201d said Mr. Angara.<\/p>\n
To stop further aggravation, the agency has boosted police presence around campus to foil physical violence amongst students. \u201cPolice visibility could be very vital because when the police see them, they don\u2019t assemble anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Education chief also expressed support for banning and regulating violent online games, equivalent to Gorebox, that will suggest ideas of gang behaviors and other harmful activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs President Marcos said, if we’ve got to ban them, we must always ban them. His point is, we must always take heed to the experts because they’re those who’ve experience on this matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther games, like I believe Gorebox, it\u2019s very violent because the purpose of that game is to prepare as gangs and to inflict harm upon the opposite,\u201d he added. \u201cSo, I believe those which can be similar ought to be banned or regulated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gorebox, a violent, physics-driven sandbox and first-person shooter developed by F2Games, was taken down from the country\u2019s Google Play Store and Steam last month, after being linked to a fatal school shooting in Tacloban City.<\/p>\n
Authorities said that certainly one of the perpetrators, aged 14, had avidly played Gorebox, which could have contributed to the tragic incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re aware that the violence is increasing,\u201d Mr. Angara said. \u201cAs experts said, it could be brought on by exposure to damaging social media sites, bad influences, groomers, and terrorist groups online which can be actively recruiting so we\u2019re attempting to limit the exposure of kids there.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis just isn’t much in comparison with the number of colleges because we’ve got possibly 47,000, 48,000 schools so, if we’ve got one, a number of incidents, it\u2019s still relatively not a source of concern,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Authorities have recorded 15 school-related violence and threats nationwide from June 16 to July 6. Amongst these is the college shooting in San Jose National High School (SJNHS) in Tacloban City that led to a few deaths and injured 20 others. \u2014 Almira Louise S. Martinez<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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