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Emergency personnel of the Philippine Red Cross walk at a site of a deadly shooting at Banga National High School in Banga, South Cotabato, September 18, 2026. Three students died, authorities say. Philippine Red Cross/Handout via REUTERS

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One student critical in ICU after Banga National High School shooting

One of the students injured during a shooting incident at Banga National High School in Banga, South Cotabato on Friday is in critical condition at an intensive care unit at a hospital, a municipal official said Saturday.

"May nai-refer tayo sa Cotabato Regional and Medical Center sa Cotabato City kasi kritikal 'yon. Nasa ICU ngayon for further observation sa status ng isang pasyente," Banga Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Joseph Franco said in an interview on Dobol B TV.

(We referred one [injured] to the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center in Cotabato City because the student is in critical condition. The patient is now in the ICU for further observation.)

Meanwhile, three others were discharged from the hospital while three others were referred to private hospitals, he said.

"As of this time, ang mga victims natin ng pamamaril kahapon, may tatlo na tayong discharged. Nakalabas na kagabi as of 7:15. Naihatid na natin sa kani-kanilang mga bahay," Franco said.

(As of this time, of the victims of the shooting yesterday, three were already discharged. They were discharged [from the hospital] as of 7:15 p.m. They were already brought to their respective homes.)

"Then 'yung tatlo, nai-refer din from South Cotabato Provincial Hospital, nai-refer sa dalawang private hospital dito po sa Koronadal City," he added.

(Then three others who were referred from South Cotabato Provincial Hospital have been referred to two private hospitals in Koronadal City.)

Seven students were injured while three others were dead including the shooter in the Friday shooting incident, Franco said.

"Ang injured po is pito then 'yung dead natin, tatlo kasama ang shooter. Lahat po ito ay mga estudyante at saka Grade 9 students po," he said.

(Those injured were seven then there were three dead including the shooter. All of them are Grade 9 students.) —KG, GMA News