Baril, limang bala at pocket knife, natagpuan sa bag ng Grade 3 pupil
- A Grade 3 pupil’s bag was found to contain a gun, five bullets, and a pocket knife at a school in Opol, Misamis Oriental
- According to a school watchman, the discovery came after a bladed weapon fell from the child’s bag
- Authorities are investigating who owns the firearm, while the pupil reportedly said an older sibling had placed it inside the bag
- Social workers have been entrusted with providing the child with appropriate intervention
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A Grade 3 pupil’s bag was found to contain a firearm and a pocket knife inside a school in Opol, Misamis Oriental, alarming students and teachers.
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The discovery prompted an investigation into the ownership of the gun. The child has also been referred to social workers for appropriate intervention.
According to James Paolo Yap’s report on GMA Regional TV One Mindanao aired on Thursday, the incident happened at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday inside the school.
School watchman Marlane Daniel said a bladed weapon first fell from the pupil’s bag. This led to an inspection of its contents, during which a .22-caliber firearm was found with five bullets.
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The account placed the discovery of the knife before the firearm was found. The supplied report did not specify whether the ammunition was loaded into the gun.
The pupil reportedly said an older sibling, who is in Grade 4, had placed the firearm inside the bag. This remains an account attributed to the child, rather than an established finding about who was responsible.
Police are continuing their investigation to determine who owns the weapon. The report did not identify its owner or explain how the firearm initially came into the children’s possession.
Another detail being examined is how the bag entered the school despite the reported inspections at its entrance.
According to the report, there was a suspicion that the bag had been passed through the school fence. This could explain why it did not undergo the checks reportedly conducted by guards at the gate.
However, that explanation was presented as a possibility. It was not described as a confirmed finding, and the supplied account did not identify who may have passed the bag through the fence.
The discovery was also reported by Bombo Radyo Tuguegarao, which likewise noted the referral to social workers and the continuing police investigation into the firearm’s ownership.
For the pupil, the reported response involves intervention through social workers. No further details about that intervention were included in the supplied account.
Several points remain unresolved, including who owns the gun and the circumstances behind its placement inside the schoolbag. The child’s statement about the older sibling and the suspicion involving the fence remain subject to verification.
At the time of the report, authorities had yet to announce a final finding on the firearm’s ownership.
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