18/08/2026
๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ
Ateneo de Davao University stands in grief and solidarity with Ateneo de Zamboanga University following the violence that struck their community.
We mourn those whose lives were lost. We pray for those who were injured, for the families of all those affected, and for the entire AdZU community.
We strongly condemn gun violence. There is no place for guns and armed violence in our schools and communities. A firearm must never become an answer to anger, conflict, grievance, or despair. We must reject any normalization of guns and violence in the lives of our young people.
Our schools must be places where human life is protected and where students can learn without fear. This tragedy reminds us that protecting these spaces requires not only prayer and solidarity but also vigilance, responsibility, and concrete action.
No to gun violence. No to weapons in our schools. No to the normalization of violence.
To our brothers and sisters at Ateneo de Zamboanga University: you are not alone. The Ateneo de Davao community stands with you in grief, prayer, and solidarity.
Fr. Karel S. San Juan, SJ
President
Ateneo de Davao University
