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South Cotabato student shows recovery signs after school shooting
A Grade 9 student wounded in a shooting at Banga National High School is displaying positive signs of recovery following surgical intervention. The female student suffered a critical head wound in the incident that occurred in South Cotabato province.
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KORONADAL CITY — A Grade 9 female student is making progress in her recovery after being critically injured in a shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato, medical officials said Thursday.
The student, who sustained a gunshot wound to the head, underwent emergency surgery at Cotabato Regional and Medical Center following the incident. Hospital staff reported that she is displaying encouraging signs of recovery in the days following the procedure.
The shooting at the secondary school has prompted renewed concerns about safety protocols in educational institutions across the region. Authorities have continued investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack.
The recovery marks a hopeful development for the student and her family, though medical assessments of her long-term prognosis remain ongoing. The incident has underscored the vulnerability of school environments to armed violence in parts of Mindanao.