San Jose National High School in Tacloban suspends classes after new online threat

On July 14, 2026, San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Philippines, suspended in‑person classes after an alleged online threat was circulated on Facebook Messenger. The messages warned of a possible attack targeting Grade 7 and Grade 8 students, with phrasing such as "Warning tomorrow" and "I will open fire there." School officials reported the threats to police, who launched a cyber‑crime investigation, inspected students' bags and deployed additional officers around the campus.

The scare comes less than a month after a mass shooting at the same school on June 22, 2026, in which three students were killed and around 20 injured. The shooting, carried out by two minors, prompted a two‑week suspension and a later reopening on July 6 under heightened security. Authorities have not yet identified the source of the new threatening messages, and no official statement has been released by the Department of Education. Parents, teachers and students remain anxious as police continue their investigation.