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Miriam Desacada - The Philippine Star
July 2, 2026 | 12:00am
Police tighten security around the San Jose National High School as the local government imposed stricter curfew for minors after the deadly shooting on campus on Monday, June 22, 2026.
Tacloban PIO
MANILA, Philippines — Minutes before her son’s casket was lowered into the earth, a mother’s grief turned into rage.
Erbea Fabian, mother of 15-year-old Chris Lorenz Fabian, broke down Tuesday morning.
“He killed my son. Why isn’t he in jail?” she cried, as the remains of her child were laid to rest.
The 14-year-old who fired over 30 rounds from a 9mm pistol at the San Jose High School was not jailed. Instead, he and the other shooter, age 15, were remanded to a youth rehabiliation center run by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
For Erbea, this was not justice, but a wound left open and unhealed.
“President Marcos, help us to attain justice for our children and make the parents accountable,” she said. “My son will never come home. But the one who took him away is not even paying for it in a cell.”
Standing firm on her call for accountability, Erbea expressed support for Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s position that minors who commit grave offenses like murder should still face imprisonment or stricter accountability.
“If you are 15 and you commit murder, you should be jailed. With other offenders your age. You should pay for the crime you committed,” she said in an interview. “Age is not a shield when a life is taken.”
‘Shooters want to go home’
The DSWD reported yesterday that the two Tacloban shooting teenage suspects under its custody had recently asked to go home.
“They said they are already missing their family,” said DSWD regional director Grace Subong.
Authorities denied the request, as the minors remain under rehabilitation and supervision.
The DSWD reiterated that no release will be allowed unless cleared by both the court and rehabilitation authorities, once they are deemed ready for reintegration.
The 15-year-old is facing three counts of murder and frustrated murder before the city prosecutor’s office in Tacloban, while the younger suspect, 14, is under protective custody and rehabilitation procedures.
