Philippines temporarily blocks gaming app used by suspect in deadly school shooting
Paraiso said, without specifying how long the app will be blocked.The gaming app was launched in 2023 and has been marketed as “a physics-driven sandbox game where creativity meets unrestrained destruction,” the centre said. “Our priority is the safety and well-being of Filipino children exposed to the internet." Crimes involving the use of firearms are prevalent in the Philippines, partly due to the proliferation of unlicensed firearms, but school shootings are relatively rare.Regional police chief Brig. The other suspect had a .38 caliber revolver obtained from an employee of a security agency.
- ▪Paraiso said, without specifying how long the app will be blocked.The gaming app was launched in 2023 and has been marketed as “a physics-driven sandbox game where creativity meets unrestrained destruction,” the centre said.
- ▪“Our priority is the safety and well-being of Filipino children exposed to the internet." Crimes involving the use of firearms are prevalent in the Philippines, partly due to the proliferation of unlicensed firearms, but school shootings ar
- ▪The other suspect had a .38 caliber revolver obtained from an employee of a security agency.
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Philippine authorities said Tuesday (June 23, 2026) they will temporarily block an online gaming app that one of two students blamed for a deadly school shooting has avidly used, to assess whether it played a role in fostering such violence.Three students were killed, and 20 others were wounded when the two suspects, aged 14 and 15 and armed with a handgun each, opened fire Monday (June 22) at the San Jose National High School in central Tacloban city. Also Read: ‘Gaming addiction can lead to psychological disturbances’The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Centre said its decision to block Gorebox was prompted by an ongoing police investigation, which showed that one suspect was an avid user of the app, adding that this will allow authorities to determine “whether the platform…
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