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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The stabbing of two more Grade 8 students in Las Pi帽as by three other minors outside of their school is 鈥渂eyond alarming鈥� and 鈥渁 clear sign of crisis,鈥� according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.

Gatchalian, who heads the Senate panel on basic education, issued the statement on Sunday following cases of student stabbing in Las Pi帽as and Para帽aque.

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鈥淭his is beyond alarming鈥攊t is a clear sign of a crisis. Two more Grade 8 students in Las Pi帽as were stabbed to death by three fellow learners outside their school,鈥� the senator said.

鈥淲hen violence becomes the language of our youth, we must confront the hard truth: we are failing in our duty to raise a generation grounded in discipline and respect. Kung ganito na ang mga kabataan, dapat tayong mangamba sa kinabukasang hinuhubog natin,鈥� he added.

(If the youth are already like this, we should be worried about the future we鈥檙e shaping.)

He likewise emphasized the need to bring the perpetrators to justice, adding that local government units should be 鈥渕obilized now to implement the Parent Effectiveness Service Program.鈥�

鈥淲e cannot wait for more student deaths before we implement the interventions available to us, including the GMRC (Good Manners and Right Conduct) and Values Education Act,鈥� Gatchalian also said.

Last Friday, two Grade 8 students died after they were stabbed by three Grade 9 students outside their school in Las Pi帽as.

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Upon exiting their school, the two victims were reportedly approached by the three children in-conflict with the law (CICL), who are all Grade 9 students. Police said the three Grade 9 students suddenly stabbed the Grade 8 students 鈥� one on the left lateral neck and the other on his right chest.

On the other hand, a Grade 8 student was fatally stabbed by his classmate with a kitchen knife after an argument in a high school in Para帽aque last March 26.