Sylvie Claire / July 25, 2022
Three people were killed Sunday in a shooting at a university in the Philippine capital, Manila, in what authorities say was a targeted killing.
The incident occurred at Ateneo de Manila University as law students and their families arrived for a graduation ceremony to be attended by the chief justice.
Rose Furigay, a former mayor of a town in the restive southern province of Basilan, whose daughter was among the graduates, was killed, said Joy Belmonte, mayor of the community where the shooting took place.
Ms. Furigay's assistant and a university security guard also died. The suspected shooter was taken into custody.
Ms. Furigay's daughter was injured and is in stable condition at the hospital, police said.
School and university shootings are rare in the Philippines, despite lax gun regulations. But targeted killings of politicians are quite common, especially during elections.