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ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 28 June 2026) — On Monday morning, June 22, 2026, the morning air at San Jose National High School in Tacloban was not filled with the familiar cadence of school bells or the chatter of students preparing for their exams. Instead, it was shattered by the cold, metallic echo of gunfire. Two students, whose hands should have held pens and textbooks, held instruments of destruction. By the time the smoke cleared, three young lives were extinguished —children who walked through those gates expecting to learn, laugh, and grow, not to die. As the nation grapples with the horror of this tragedy, we must resist the urge to label this a mere localized crime. To do so would be a profound betrayal of the victims. This atrocity is not an anomaly; it is a symptom of a systemic, institutional failure that has been festering for years. There is an old, haunting parable about four people:  Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an importa...